Making up the fast of Ramadan for one who was ill for years and then recovered
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Question:
This questioner says: A sick person stayed in the intensive care unit for three years, then recovered from his illness. Does he have to make up the fast of Ramadan for those past years?
Answer:
If he is able to make up the fast, he must do so. But if his inability continues and he cannot fast, he must feed one poor person for every day,[Al-Baqarah 2:184]. Yes.
This questioner says: A sick person stayed in the intensive care unit for three years, then recovered from his illness. Does he have to make up the fast of Ramadan for those past years?
Answer:
If he is able to make up the fast, he must do so. But if his inability continues and he cannot fast, he must feed one poor person for every day,
And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person
وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-25-إنا كفيناك المستهزئين|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:03:03)
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