Making up the fast of Ramadan on behalf of a deceased person
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Question:
The questioner says: My father was ill last Ramadan; he had kidney failure and suffered a stroke. Now we want to make up the fasts for him because he did not fast the entire month.
Answer:
If he passed away while ill, and he had days of Ramadan remaining that he died before completing, he is not held accountable for them after his death. However, if he had missed fasts to make up and was unable to do so, they must be made up on his behalf. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1147
The questioner says: My father was ill last Ramadan; he had kidney failure and suffered a stroke. Now we want to make up the fasts for him because he did not fast the entire month.
Answer:
If he passed away while ill, and he had days of Ramadan remaining that he died before completing, he is not held accountable for them after his death. However, if he had missed fasts to make up and was unable to do so, they must be made up on his behalf. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone dies in a state (that he had to complete) some fasts, his heir must fast on his behalf.
من مات وعليه صيام صام عنه وليه
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 22 / فتاوى على الهواء - 18 10 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (22:10)
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