Making up the fast for one who died while not fasting due to a mental illness
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Question:
This is Umm 'Abdullah from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, may Allah send the most excellent prayers and the most complete peace upon its resident, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). She asks and says: I had a son who suffered from a mental illness. He broke his fast during Ramadan because of his mental illness, and he died in a car accident after Ramadan. Do we make up the days he missed on his behalf, and does he owe an expiation? We do not know exactly how many days he missed.
Answer:
If he left off fasting in Ramadan for a valid religious excuse and died before he was able to make it up, then he owes nothing. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This is Umm 'Abdullah from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, may Allah send the most excellent prayers and the most complete peace upon its resident, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). She asks and says: I had a son who suffered from a mental illness. He broke his fast during Ramadan because of his mental illness, and he died in a car accident after Ramadan. Do we make up the days he missed on his behalf, and does he owe an expiation? We do not know exactly how many days he missed.
Answer:
If he left off fasting in Ramadan for a valid religious excuse and died before he was able to make it up, then he owes nothing. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 21-08-1438هـ — af.org.sa (26:58)
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