09-07-2004, 05:15 PM
What does Islam say about the mentally retarded people who cannot follow Islam due to lack of mental understanding. According to Islam, are people who are so mentally handicapped that they are incapable of answering a question, let alone praying, capable of being muslims? Do they get to go to heaven even if they never have prayed once in their life? What if a mentally retarded person rejects Islam for no reason other than their retardation makes them say odd things?