Making up the days of Ramadan whose number is unknown
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A person has been negligent in fasting Ramadan since he reached puberty. He is negligent in his fasting; he fasts some days and breaks the fast on others. He has now repented, but he does not know how many days he broke. He asks: What is the ruling in a case like this?
Answer:
The ruling is that he estimates the number of days he broke. He should make an effort to estimate them and fast them. He must not leave them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A person has been negligent in fasting Ramadan since he reached puberty. He is negligent in his fasting; he fasts some days and breaks the fast on others. He has now repented, but he does not know how many days he broke. He asks: What is the ruling in a case like this?
Answer:
The ruling is that he estimates the number of days he broke. He should make an effort to estimate them and fast them. He must not leave them. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل والفتنة نوعان : فتنة الشبهات وهي أعظم الفتنتين وفتنة الشهوات — islamhouse.com (1:00:39)
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