What is the ruling on one who reached puberty and did not fast until after five years
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The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad Salih? Yes, peace be upon you. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : By Allah, O Shaykh, a girl reached puberty and did not fast, and more than five years have passed, possibly. Now she is consistent in fasting. And there is still a remnant of the years that have passed.
The questioner : Why did she not fast? Yes, why did she not fast?
The Shaykh : By Allah, it is possible, if Allah wills, that she was ignorant, or… or out of ignorance.
The questioner : It is obligatory, may Allah bless you, if it was due to ignorance, meaning she was in a place where there were no scholars around her, for example in the desert, then she owes nothing. Good. And if she… if she could not ask.
The Shaykh : She is now…
The questioner : The question.
The Shaykh : Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner : Did you hear what we said just now?
The Shaykh : If it was due to ignorance.
The questioner : But not every kind of ignorance; a woman in the desert, for example, in the open.
The Shaykh : Yes, in the open, she is.
The questioner : There were no scholars around them.
The Shaykh : There were no scholars around them, but now, praise be to Allah, she asked.
The questioner : Listen, may Allah bless you, but if she left off fasting without knowing whom to ask, and she was in a desert where ignorance prevails, then she owes nothing, she owes no fasting,
The Shaykh : She owes no fasting, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : If she was in a place where there were scholars but she neglected to ask, then she must make up the fasts.
The Shaykh : The years that have passed, may Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : By Allah, O Shaykh, a girl reached puberty and did not fast, and more than five years have passed, possibly. Now she is consistent in fasting. And there is still a remnant of the years that have passed.
The questioner : Why did she not fast? Yes, why did she not fast?
The Shaykh : By Allah, it is possible, if Allah wills, that she was ignorant, or… or out of ignorance.
The questioner : It is obligatory, may Allah bless you, if it was due to ignorance, meaning she was in a place where there were no scholars around her, for example in the desert, then she owes nothing. Good. And if she… if she could not ask.
The Shaykh : She is now…
The questioner : The question.
The Shaykh : Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner : Did you hear what we said just now?
The Shaykh : If it was due to ignorance.
The questioner : But not every kind of ignorance; a woman in the desert, for example, in the open.
The Shaykh : Yes, in the open, she is.
The questioner : There were no scholars around them.
The Shaykh : There were no scholars around them, but now, praise be to Allah, she asked.
The questioner : Listen, may Allah bless you, but if she left off fasting without knowing whom to ask, and she was in a desert where ignorance prevails, then she owes nothing, she owes no fasting,
The Shaykh : She owes no fasting, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : If she was in a place where there were scholars but she neglected to ask, then she must make up the fasts.
The Shaykh : The years that have passed, may Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh, peace be upon you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 999- ما حكم من بلغت ولم تصم إلا بعد خمس سنوات/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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