What is the ruling on one who breaks his fast in Ramadan and has intercourse with his wife, then repents afterwards?
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The questioner : Please. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A young man was on a path of misguidance; he listened to songs, smoked, and abandoned some of the prayers. Sometimes in Ramadan he would have intercourse with his wife. Then Allah accepted his repentance after a period, and he committed himself to it, if Allah wills. Does repentance expiate what came before it, or does he have to make up the days he fasted in Ramadan? He does not know how many days it was.
The Shaykh : In any case, repentance demolishes what came before it, there is no doubt in that. But he has to make up the fast and pay the expiation for the intercourse.
The questioner : Okay, is the expiation for the intercourse one month for each day?
The Shaykh : That is what the scholars said.
The questioner : But if he does not know the number of days, whether it was thirty days, twenty days, or fifty days.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, each time requires two months, and according to my ability.
The questioner : I mean, this repentance does not expiate the debt.
The Shaykh : No, because he has to make up the fast.
The questioner : What Allah willed for you.
The Shaykh : but he.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A young man was on a path of misguidance; he listened to songs, smoked, and abandoned some of the prayers. Sometimes in Ramadan he would have intercourse with his wife. Then Allah accepted his repentance after a period, and he committed himself to it, if Allah wills. Does repentance expiate what came before it, or does he have to make up the days he fasted in Ramadan? He does not know how many days it was.
The Shaykh : In any case, repentance demolishes what came before it, there is no doubt in that. But he has to make up the fast and pay the expiation for the intercourse.
The questioner : Okay, is the expiation for the intercourse one month for each day?
The Shaykh : That is what the scholars said.
The questioner : But if he does not know the number of days, whether it was thirty days, twenty days, or fifty days.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, each time requires two months, and according to my ability.
The questioner : I mean, this repentance does not expiate the debt.
The Shaykh : No, because he has to make up the fast.
The questioner : What Allah willed for you.
The Shaykh : but he.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1067- ما حكم من كان يفطر في رمضان ويجامع زوجته ثم تاب بعد ذلك /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 — youtube.com
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