What is the advice for one who owes the fast of two consecutive months but does not fast, claiming an inability to fast?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, accidents frequently happen among the youth, and they are the cause of the accident in which deaths occur. They do not find a slave to free, and yet they do not fast, excusing themselves by saying they are unable to fast. Is there any guidance in this matter, may Allah grant you success?
Answer:
This is a debt in their conscience; fasting is obligatory. If they want to be free of this debt before Allah, they should fast and endure the hardship. Yes, they do not perform the expiations one after another; they fast the expiation for one, then take a break, then fast for the second, and so on. As for saying, “By Allah, we cannot fast; it forbids us from eating and drinking,” this is not an excuse. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, accidents frequently happen among the youth, and they are the cause of the accident in which deaths occur. They do not find a slave to free, and yet they do not fast, excusing themselves by saying they are unable to fast. Is there any guidance in this matter, may Allah grant you success?
Answer:
This is a debt in their conscience; fasting is obligatory. If they want to be free of this debt before Allah, they should fast and endure the hardship. Yes, they do not perform the expiations one after another; they fast the expiation for one, then take a break, then fast for the second, and so on. As for saying, “By Allah, we cannot fast; it forbids us from eating and drinking,” this is not an excuse. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2260 -2802] ما النصيحة لمن عليه صيام شهرين متتابعين ولا يصومه بحجة عدم القدرة على الصيام؟ — youtube.com
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