Delaying the making up of Ramadan fasts until another Ramadan arrives
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Question:
The questioner, Umm Muram, says: She recalls that she is a woman whose due date for childbirth usually falls in Ramadan. In past years, she did not fast for three Ramadans. In this year, her fourth Ramadan is approaching. Does she owe an expiation?
Answer:
If she delayed making up the missed fasts without an excuse until a new Ramadan arrived, then two things are obligatory for her: making up the fasts and paying the expiation. The expiation is feeding a poor person the amount of one and a half kilograms of food for each day of the delay. However, if she delayed them for an excuse that prevented her from making them up between the two Ramadans, then only one thing is obligatory for her, which is making up the fasts.
The questioner, Umm Muram, says: She recalls that she is a woman whose due date for childbirth usually falls in Ramadan. In past years, she did not fast for three Ramadans. In this year, her fourth Ramadan is approaching. Does she owe an expiation?
Answer:
If she delayed making up the missed fasts without an excuse until a new Ramadan arrived, then two things are obligatory for her: making up the fasts and paying the expiation. The expiation is feeding a poor person the amount of one and a half kilograms of food for each day of the delay. However, if she delayed them for an excuse that prevented her from making them up between the two Ramadans, then only one thing is obligatory for her, which is making up the fasts.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/175 — archive.org (19:42)
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