What is the ruling on one who broke his fast in Ramadan and does not know the number of days he broke it?
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Question:
The questioner says: I am a person for whom several Ramadans have passed without me fasting them, without an excuse, and I do not know the number of these months. What is obligatory for me to do now?
Answer:
If you were maintaining the prayer but you abandoned fasting, it is obligatory for you to make up the fasts, even if the days are many. If you do not know the number, you estimate it based on what is most likely in your opinion. You estimate it based on what is most likely in your opinion, make up the fasts, and feed one poor person for each day for the delay. However, if you were not praying at that time, then even if you fast, your fasting is not valid. You must repent to Allah, maintain the prayer, and maintain fasting in the future. Yes.
The questioner says: I am a person for whom several Ramadans have passed without me fasting them, without an excuse, and I do not know the number of these months. What is obligatory for me to do now?
Answer:
If you were maintaining the prayer but you abandoned fasting, it is obligatory for you to make up the fasts, even if the days are many. If you do not know the number, you estimate it based on what is most likely in your opinion. You estimate it based on what is most likely in your opinion, make up the fasts, and feed one poor person for each day for the delay. However, if you were not praying at that time, then even if you fast, your fasting is not valid. You must repent to Allah, maintain the prayer, and maintain fasting in the future. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مَن أفطر في رمضان ولا يعلم عدد الأيام التي أفطر فيها؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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