Which is better: making up the fast on behalf of the deceased, or feeding on their behalf?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the sister Umm Muram says: How does one make up the fast for the deceased mother in Ramadan? And is it permissible to feed the poor instead of fasting?
Answer:
No, if you want to clear your mother’s debt and be dutiful to her, make up for her the days she did not fast from Ramadan. Make them up for her, and you will be rewarded for this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the sister Umm Muram says: How does one make up the fast for the deceased mother in Ramadan? And is it permissible to feed the poor instead of fasting?
Answer:
No, if you want to clear your mother’s debt and be dutiful to her, make up for her the days she did not fast from Ramadan. Make them up for her, and you will be rewarded for this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2351 - أيهما أفضل قضاء الصوم عن المتوفى أم الإطعام عنه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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