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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Making up the fast for one who died before completing Ramadan

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The questioner:
O Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
I say, Shaykh, a woman’s husband died on the twenty-third of Ramadan, and I read that I want to fast for the remaining seven days. A woman whose husband died on the twenty-third of Ramadan. For the remaining seven days. Is this correct?

The Shaykh:
Good.

The questioner:
A woman’s husband passed away on the twenty-third of Ramadan. She said: I want to fast for the seven remaining days.

The Shaykh:
The dawn prayer, you.

The questioner:
The seven remaining days.

The Shaykh:
Do you mean to fast on his behalf? No, that is not prescribed. He owes nothing. He did not reach it. He owes nothing. Do not fast on his behalf. If he did not fast at the beginning of Ramadan or in the early part of Ramadan, he owes no fast. Do not fast on his behalf. He owes nothing. No, he owes nothing. What if he had a toothache, recovered, and was healed after Ramadan, but did not make up the fast? It is prescribed for him to make it up. Allah the Exalted said: “Whoever dies and has fasting remaining, his guardian fasts on his behalf.” As for this man who died, he had fasting remaining. He died while in good health. He owes nothing. He was excused.

The questioner:
Yes. We are now disciplining him regarding an incident.

The Shaykh:
And if the time for the adhan is delayed, purity is not a condition for the adhan. Yes.

The questioner:
The one who is [delaying] is the one for the 'Isha' prayer.

The Shaykh:
But it is better, and if he is in a state of purity, it is better. Yes.
Source تفسير ابن كثير (جديد) — binbaz.org.sa (56:21)

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