The Ruling on Making Up Fasting on Behalf of the Deceased
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Sister Sarah says that she is a follower of the program and prays for you. Honorable Shaykh, she says: One of the sisters asked me about her son who fasted one day of Ramadan and then this son died. What is required of him regarding the fast and regarding the expiation?
Answer:
She must make up the day he fasted on his behalf, and the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 1147. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Sister Sarah says that she is a follower of the program and prays for you. Honorable Shaykh, she says: One of the sisters asked me about her son who fasted one day of Ramadan and then this son died. What is required of him regarding the fast and regarding the expiation?
Answer:
She must make up the day he fasted on his behalf, and the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone dies in a state (that he had to complete) some fasts, his heir must fast on his behalf.
من مات وعليه صيام صام عنه وليه
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/121 — archive.org (2:41)
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