Making Up the Fast of a Deceased Mother or Feeding on Her Behalf
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Question:
He says: Because of an illness, my mother passed away (may Allah have mercy on her, and may Allah have mercy on the deceased of the Muslims). She did not fast from the past Ramadan except for one day. So, should I fast on her behalf, or should I feed people on her behalf?
Answer:
If she died from the illness that prevented her from fasting, then she owes nothing. However, if she recovered from the illness after having broken her fast while ill, and she was able to make up the fasts, then it is obligatory for her to make them up. If she dies, they are made up on her behalf, just as a woman asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about her mother, who had missed fasts from Ramadan. She said, "Should I fast on her behalf?" Allah is more deserving of making up the fasts. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He says: Because of an illness, my mother passed away (may Allah have mercy on her, and may Allah have mercy on the deceased of the Muslims). She did not fast from the past Ramadan except for one day. So, should I fast on her behalf, or should I feed people on her behalf?
Answer:
If she died from the illness that prevented her from fasting, then she owes nothing. However, if she recovered from the illness after having broken her fast while ill, and she was able to make up the fasts, then it is obligatory for her to make them up. If she dies, they are made up on her behalf, just as a woman asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about her mother, who had missed fasts from Ramadan. She said, "Should I fast on her behalf?"
On her behalf? He said, "What do you think if your mother had a debt that you would pay off?" She said, "Yes." He said, "Then pay off the debt of Allah, for Allah is more deserving of being paid off."
عنها؟ قال أرأيت لو كان على أمك دين أنت قاضيته؟ قالت نعم قال فاقضواThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (162) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-04-23] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (31:44)
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