The ruling on breaking the fast in Ramadan due to extreme heat

Question:
I came to the United Arab Emirates in 1983, and it was during the intense summer. I was working as a farmer in one of the farms, and I was unable to fast Ramadan in that summer, which lasted for four years, because the farm was in the desert, and there were no air conditioners or anything to cool the air. However, I eventually endured it and began to fast, and Allah the Exalted guided me. I performed the pilgrimage to the House of Allah. I repented to Allah. I called upon Him to forgive me for what I had done. But I feel a sense of remorse and a pricking of the conscience. I want you to inform me now about my repentance, the extent of Allah’s acceptance of it, and what I must do so that the repentance is sincere and pure for the face of Allah the Exalted. Allah the Exalted said:

Answer:
, or if he is on a journey, then a number of other days. What you did in breaking the fast during the day of Ramadan, when you were neither sick nor traveling, was a great error. Extreme heat does not permit you to break the fast; you must fast, even if the time is difficult. If fasting exhausts you on some days and you fear for your life, there is no harm in drinking; there is no harm in drinking only as much as keeps you alive, then you abstain for the rest of the day and make up those days after Ramadan. As for abandoning fasting entirely, that is not permissible for you. What you did is considered an error. Since you have repented to Allah, Allah accepts that and forgives all sins. However, along with your repentance, you must make up the days you missed, and you must not leave any of them out. Along with making up the days, you must feed a poor person for each day, as a penalty for delaying the make-up until after another Ramadan without excuse. So you must make up the days, and along with the make-up, you must feed a poor person for each day the amount of half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or approximately one and a half kilograms, for each day. There is no harm in collecting this food for the days and giving it to one person or a specific organization. May Allah reward you with good.