Is continuity required in making up the fasts of Ramadan?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner also says in this question that some people believe that making up the fasts of Ramadan requires continuity and that it must not be broken. Is this correct, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
It is not obligatory to make up the fasts of Ramadan in a continuous sequence, but continuity is better because it is faster in fulfilling the obligation and clearing the conscience. If one spreads them out, that is permissible, for Allah the Exalted and Majestic says:[Al-Baqarah 2:184] and He did not say "consecutive days." Rather, the Exalted and Majestic specified a number of days without requiring continuity. Therefore, it is permissible to make them up consecutively and it is permissible to make them up separately, but continuity is better. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner also says in this question that some people believe that making up the fasts of Ramadan requires continuity and that it must not be broken. Is this correct, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
It is not obligatory to make up the fasts of Ramadan in a continuous sequence, but continuity is better because it is faster in fulfilling the obligation and clearing the conscience. If one spreads them out, that is permissible, for Allah the Exalted and Majestic says:
an equal number of days [are to be made up]
فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يشترط التتابع في قضاء رمضان؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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