What is the ruling on the fasting of one who learned of the entry of Ramadan after the dawn had appeared?

The questioner : The questioner says: We did not know about the fasting of this year until the morning, so we abstained and did not eat anything. We did not break our fast and did not do anything, so is this fasting valid or not?

The Shaykh : This question has been asked many times, and it is that many people did not know about the entry of the month until after the dawn had appeared, due to the delay in its announcement. So we say in answer to this that a person is not free from two states: either he slept with the intention that if tomorrow is from Ramadan, he will be fasting. In this case, he owes nothing; his fast is valid and he owes nothing, and there is no making up of the fast for him.
If someone says, "This is a conditional intention that is not decisive, and acts of worship require a decisive intention," we say: But this conditional intention is the limit of a person's ability. People delayed their sleep until after the middle of the night, but because the news was not announced, they slept with the intention that if it was from Ramadan, they would be fasting. This is the limit of human capacity. Conditioning acts of worship is a matter established by the Sunnah. Zubaydah, the daughter of al-Zubayr, was ill and complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). She said, "O Messenger of Allah, I want to perform Hajj, but I find myself ill." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Perform Hajj and make a condition," . The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, . If someone says, "This is a conditional negation, not a conditional affirmation," we say: But the generality of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) statement, "You have with your Lord what you have excepted," and the generality of the statement of the Exalted, , indicate the validity of such a conditional intention. However, if a person slept without any intention because he had given up hope that the night was from Ramadan, or because nothing came to his mind, and he did not know about the month until after the dawn, then the majority of scholars hold that it is obligatory for him to abstain from food and drink. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) held that there is no making up of the fast for him, but if he makes it up following the opinion of the majority of scholars, there is no blame on him for that. In summary, my brother, if you make up a day, there is no blame on you for that, and your obligation is discharged by it. The matter is easy. The best thing is to make it up. Yes.