Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen was asked:

Question:

Oh Virtuous Shaikh, if a student who is hardworking in memorizing all his lessons is sick on the day of the exam but he attends the exam [and as a result] his sickness increases, is it allowed for one of his brothers to assist him in exam? Or what does he do?

Answer:

“it is not allowed to assist him in the exam. However, if it reaches a state in which he is not able to answer, then it is a must to look at his condition. Either he is given a mark according to the average, that is, the teacher looks at his total [mark] in the other lessons, then he is given [a mark] for this material similar to this average. Or he repeats the exam in accordance to what the system requires and what the administrations sees or the dean”.

[Taken from: Liqaa ash-Shahri no. 24]

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan