The ruling on one who breaks the fast of Ramadan for a year without an excuse

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you. Hello, peace be upon you.

The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. A question over the phone, Shaykh Muhammad, peace be upon you. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. Regarding making up the fast, if a year has passed for him, if a year or more has passed without an excuse, and the person wants to make it up, what is required of him? I mean, before Ramadan.

The Shaykh : Yes, making up the fast of Ramadan, yes.

The questioner : May Allah forgive him.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Because he delayed it without an excuse, and he makes it up.

The Shaykh : He makes it up only; he owes nothing else.

The questioner : Making it up is sufficient for him, and he owes nothing.

The Shaykh : Excuse me, we have heard in some fatwas about feeding people.

The questioner : For each day, some scholars say he owes a fidyah (ransom payment) for each day.

The Shaykh : On a Friday, for each day, but your opinion is that he owes nothing.

The questioner : If it were not for you, I would have come to you.

The Shaykh : He seeks forgiveness and repents, and...

The questioner : May Allah forgive him, and he repents to Him and makes up the days that are due from him.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.