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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Making up the fast for one who died in the middle of Ramadan

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a man passed away in the middle of Ramadan, and he was in good health. Does he have to make up the fast?

Answer:
No, meaning, the fast is made up for him after he dies, meaning the fast he died without having performed, or the fast that passed while he was not fasting, he was not fasting before he died, or he intended to fast the rest of the month in which he died before completing it. If he intended the rest of the month, then no, he did not reach the point where it became obligatory upon him. But if his intention was, does he break the fast before?
There is a distinction here. If he left it off while he was able to fast and did not fast, then he has erred, and it is made up for him or expiated for him after his death. But if he left it off because he was unable to until he died, then nothing is required of him. Allah the Exalted said:
So fear Allah as much as you are ableفَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
[At-Taghabun 64:16]


The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 12 — archive.org (59:34)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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