Fasting thirty days on behalf of a deceased person in one day
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The questioner:
A man reached the Shaykh, may Allah clothe him in honor, who had fasted the entire month of Ramadan, and thirty men from the people of the land fasted on his behalf until Ramadan.
The Shaykh:
Until when?
The questioner:
If a person dies owing a full month of Ramadan fasting, and thirty men from his relatives fast on his behalf in one day, is it established that this fulfills the requirement of fasting Ramadan on his behalf?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it suffices, because continuity is not a condition for Ramadan. It suffices if thirty men fast on his behalf in one day, because it is true that each one fasted a day, and the total is thirty days. Praise be to Allah.
A man reached the Shaykh, may Allah clothe him in honor, who had fasted the entire month of Ramadan, and thirty men from the people of the land fasted on his behalf until Ramadan.
The Shaykh:
Until when?
The questioner:
If a person dies owing a full month of Ramadan fasting, and thirty men from his relatives fast on his behalf in one day, is it established that this fulfills the requirement of fasting Ramadan on his behalf?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it suffices, because continuity is not a condition for Ramadan. It suffices if thirty men fast on his behalf in one day, because it is true that each one fasted a day, and the total is thirty days. Praise be to Allah.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الصيام - 2 — islamhouse.com (38:20)
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