Making up voluntary fasting
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The third question of Fatwa No. ( 2014 )
Q3: I fast three days of every month, and in one of the months
I was afflicted with an illness so I did not fast them. Do I have to make them up or pay an expiation?
A3: Voluntary fasting is not made up, even if it is left by choice, although it is better for the Muslim to persist in the good deeds he used to do; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 782c So you have no obligation to make it up, nor any expiation. Know that if a person leaves a good deed he used to do due to illness, inability, travel, or the like, his reward is still written for him; based on the hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 2996 narrated by al-Bukhari in his Sahih. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q3: I fast three days of every month, and in one of the months
I was afflicted with an illness so I did not fast them. Do I have to make them up or pay an expiation?
A3: Voluntary fasting is not made up, even if it is left by choice, although it is better for the Muslim to persist in the good deeds he used to do; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The deed liked most by Allah is one to which the doer adheres constantly even if it is small.
أحب الأعمال إلى الله ما داوم عليه صاحبه وإن قلWhen a slave falls ill or travels, then he will get reward similar to that he gets for good deeds practiced at home when in good health.
إذا مرض العبد أو سافر كُتب له مثل ما كان يعمل مقيمًا صحيحًا
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