6- If a kafir converted to Islam during the day...

6- If a kafir converted to Islam during the day, is his sawm of that day correct especially if his conversion was before zawal? A: No, the sawm of that day is not correct. 7- If a Muslim apostatizes during the sawm then he returned to Islam by repentance and renewed his intention before zawal, would his sawm remain correct? A: No, the sawm of that day is not correct. 8- If a Sunni person returned to the right path during the day which he is in sawm, what is the ruling regarding his sawm?

A: The sawm of that day is not correct. 9- Is the sawm of the mad man accepted? A: His sawm is not correct even though his madness might have a part of the day. 10- If the drinker or the unconscious person who has already intended to fast awoke or became conscious during the day, what should he do? A: According to the obligatory precaution, one who has awoken from drunkenness with the previous intention to fast should complete his sawm and do qada later on.

While that who became conscious after unconsciousness, then simply completing his sawm is sufficient; otherwise he should do qada, if he had not intended to fast already. 11- If the sawm has prevented some one from performing his job on which he is dependant for his income and he cannot perform other job is he, then, allowed to break his fast? A: It is not permissible for him to break his fast unless the sawm would cause unendurable hardship for him.

12- If a sick person is cured from his disease before zawal without eating anything, is he allowed to renew his intention and continue the sawm? A: In the given question, sawm would not be obligatory on him. However, if he become cure from his disease before zawal and he did not take anything that may break the fast, it is based on the recommended precaution to intend sawm and do its qada later.

13- A person bound by religious obligation [mukallaf] who is affected by poliomyelitis since childhood and suffers from difficulty and weakness in all voluntary movements including walking, speaking, eating, drinking etc., thus he is crippled and should always stay at home however he is mentally normal and could distinguish between right and wrong just like the normal people. For this reason he does some things to amuse himself like listening to enrapturing songs and the like.

We would like to know your view about this mukallaf and what is the ruling about his salat, sawm and his other duties?