Feeding on behalf of the days of Ramadan the wife did not fast, or making them up
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: My wife has many days of Ramadan that she did not fast. He says: She has small children whom she cares for. His question is: Is it sufficient for me to feed on her behalf for those days, or is she required to make them up?
Answer:
She is required to make them up, even if it is delayed. If she is currently unable to make them up because of her children and taking care of them, or something similar, making them up is given a wide scope, praise be to Allah. She may delay them until she is able to do so. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: My wife has many days of Ramadan that she did not fast. He says: She has small children whom she cares for. His question is: Is it sufficient for me to feed on her behalf for those days, or is she required to make them up?
Answer:
She is required to make them up, even if it is delayed. If she is currently unable to make them up because of her children and taking care of them, or something similar, making them up is given a wide scope, praise be to Allah. She may delay them until she is able to do so. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما تسميته بالسمود — islamhouse.com (58:06)
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