The Expiation of One Who Deliberately Breaks His Fast in Ramadan and Then Repents
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Question:
This is a letter from M-M-A from Libya, in which he mentions that a man intentionally broke his fast in Ramadan, then he regretted this sin and returned to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, repenting with a sincere repentance. However, he did not pay the expiation for breaking this fast due to his poverty and his inability to fast. What must he do? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no doubt that breaking the fast in Ramadan without an excuse is a great sin and a transgression against Allah the Exalted, and it is abandoning a pillar of Islam. It is obligatory for the one who does that to repent to Allah the Exalted with a valid repentance. The questioner mentioned that he repented to Allah with a valid repentance; praise be to Allah for that. In addition to that, it is obligatory for him to make up the day on which he broke his fast. As for the expiation, he owes no expiation unless he engaged in sexual intercourse, in which case he owes the expiation for intercourse during the day in Ramadan. If he did not engage in intercourse, but only ate and drank, then it is obligatory for him to repent to Allah, and it is obligatory for him to make up the day he broke. If he delays making it up until after another Ramadan without an excuse, then in addition to making it up, he must feed a poor person half a sa' of food, which is approximately one and a half kilograms. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
This is a letter from M-M-A from Libya, in which he mentions that a man intentionally broke his fast in Ramadan, then he regretted this sin and returned to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, repenting with a sincere repentance. However, he did not pay the expiation for breaking this fast due to his poverty and his inability to fast. What must he do? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no doubt that breaking the fast in Ramadan without an excuse is a great sin and a transgression against Allah the Exalted, and it is abandoning a pillar of Islam. It is obligatory for the one who does that to repent to Allah the Exalted with a valid repentance. The questioner mentioned that he repented to Allah with a valid repentance; praise be to Allah for that. In addition to that, it is obligatory for him to make up the day on which he broke his fast. As for the expiation, he owes no expiation unless he engaged in sexual intercourse, in which case he owes the expiation for intercourse during the day in Ramadan. If he did not engage in intercourse, but only ate and drank, then it is obligatory for him to repent to Allah, and it is obligatory for him to make up the day he broke. If he delays making it up until after another Ramadan without an excuse, then in addition to making it up, he must feed a poor person half a sa' of food, which is approximately one and a half kilograms. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/080 — archive.org (18:23)
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