The ruling on one who abandons prayer and fasting, then repents
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Question:
M-N-M. He says: I have passed through about thirty years of my life in which I did not pray, did not fast, and did not pray in them. Then my Lord guided me to the straight path, and I have been careful to maintain all my acts of worship. The expiation for fasting is to feed a poor person for each day, and that has been for more than twenty years. I have now been praying the obligatory prayers, but I have learned that this is not sufficient and that I must make up the fasts. This is very difficult for me. What do you rule for us? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
We rule for you to repent to Allah with a sincere repentance, and to maintain prayer and fasting in the future. As for what has passed, Allah will forgive it through the repentance. Yes.
M-N-M. He says: I have passed through about thirty years of my life in which I did not pray, did not fast, and did not pray in them. Then my Lord guided me to the straight path, and I have been careful to maintain all my acts of worship. The expiation for fasting is to feed a poor person for each day, and that has been for more than twenty years. I have now been praying the obligatory prayers, but I have learned that this is not sufficient and that I must make up the fasts. This is very difficult for me. What do you rule for us? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
We rule for you to repent to Allah with a sincere repentance, and to maintain prayer and fasting in the future. As for what has passed, Allah will forgive it through the repentance. Yes.
Source
قضاء الصوم الفائت — alfawzan.live
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