The fast of the one who has lost his memory Categories of people fasting, Fasting [صوم], Fatwa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh 14 March 201810 March 2018 Abu 'Abdullaah An elderly man who has lost his memory, has suffered a stroke and lost his sense of touch; so is he required to fast or not?