From whom are acts of worship waived?

Question

Question: It is well known about one of the saintly elders that the Pure Lord waived His fards for him, and the Prophet ﷺ waived the sunnas for him, on account of his afflictions and frailty. If your honour has come across this incident in any book, kindly write.

Answer

I do not recall having seen this particular incident in any book, but the ruling is correct. It is this: if a person is so ill and weak that he can perform neither wudu nor tayammum, can pray neither standing nor sitting nor lying down, can make neither a bowing nor a gesture, can neither fast nor perform hajj, and lives in this state for some time and then dies, then all…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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