He broke his fast for one day in Ramadan and did not make it up until the next Ramadan came; what is required of him?

The questioner : Hello, yes. Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.

The questioner : Shaykh, I have a question. If a person breaks his fast due to an excuse and a year passes, what is required of him?

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Pious, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. He must repent to Allah.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : I am making it up.

The questioner : And he makes it up and pays, and pays, Shaykh, with it.

The Shaykh : No, no, he does not take anything.

The questioner : Okay, and if more than a year has passed for him?

The Shaykh : It is all the same. If a year has passed for you, it is perhaps a greater sin; it becomes a greater sin.

The questioner : Yes. The obligatory thing.

The Shaykh : A person should hasten to make up Ramadan before the second Ramadan comes.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, but I...

The Shaykh : He has ten months, how can he not fast? He does not know; perhaps he will die and the fast will remain a debt in his liability.

The questioner : If he dies, Shaykh, does anyone fast on his behalf after his death?

The Shaykh : They fast on his behalf, but not as an obligation. If they wish, they fast, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And if they do not fast, there is no blame on them.

The presenter : May Allah bless you, Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good, and you likewise. May Allah keep you safe. Peace be upon you. But...

The Shaykh : Peace.