The ruling on making up the fasts of deceased parents
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: My father passed away, and both of them had missed prayers and fasts in the final days of their lives due to illness. What is the ruling for me, and what should I do regarding this?
Answer:
As for the prayer, you owe nothing; no one prays on behalf of another. As for the fasting, if the time for fasting passed while they were able to fast but they did not, and then they died without having fasted, you fast on their behalf. This is part of being dutiful to them and clearing their obligation. However, if the time for fasting did not pass while they were able to fast, and they died in that state because they were unable to fast, they owe nothing.[Al-Baqarah 2:286]
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, he says: My father passed away, and both of them had missed prayers and fasts in the final days of their lives due to illness. What is the ruling for me, and what should I do regarding this?
Answer:
As for the prayer, you owe nothing; no one prays on behalf of another. As for the fasting, if the time for fasting passed while they were able to fast but they did not, and then they died without having fasted, you fast on their behalf. This is part of being dutiful to them and clearing their obligation. However, if the time for fasting did not pass while they were able to fast, and they died in that state because they were unable to fast, they owe nothing.
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 07 — archive.org (1:13:54)
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