Making up fasting on behalf of the deceased
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The questioner:
Brother Muhammad from Jazan, please, Brother Muhammad. Peace be upon you, Muhammad. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
It is not shortened.
The questioner:
O Salim, regarding the Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Goodness and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
Your question. O Shaykh. Why?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the one who dies with fasting remaining from Ramadan, it is made up on his behalf; the days he owed are made up on his behalf, and that benefits him. This is because a woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him that her mother had fasting remaining and she died before she fasted. He said to her (peace and blessings be upon him): "Do you think if there had been a debt on your mother, would you have paid it off?" She said: Yes. He said: "Pay off Allah, for Allah is more entitled to being paid off." So the one who has fasting remaining, his guardian fasts on his behalf. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1147 Yes.
Brother Muhammad from Jazan, please, Brother Muhammad. Peace be upon you, Muhammad. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
It is not shortened.
The questioner:
O Salim, regarding the Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Goodness and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
Your question. O Shaykh. Why?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the one who dies with fasting remaining from Ramadan, it is made up on his behalf; the days he owed are made up on his behalf, and that benefits him. This is because a woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him that her mother had fasting remaining and she died before she fasted. He said to her (peace and blessings be upon him): "Do you think if there had been a debt on your mother, would you have paid it off?" She said: Yes. He said: "Pay off Allah, for Allah is more entitled to being paid off." So the one who has fasting remaining, his guardian fasts on his behalf. He (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»، 09 فتاوى على الهواء - 13 / 05 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (12:57)
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