A man fasted in a distant country for the month, then came here, and when Shawwal arrived he had only fasted 28 days. What is the ruling?

Question:
May Allah reward you. This listener says: A man fasted the beginning of the month in a distant country, then he came to this country. When the crescent of Shawwal was sighted, he found that he had not fasted except twenty-eight days. What is the ruling on that?

Answer:
The ruling is that he breaks his fast with the Muslims. He breaks his fast with the Muslims and makes up the day. If his fasting was less than the month by one or two days, he completes it after the festival. It is not permissible for him to be fasting on the day of the festival while the people are breaking their fasts. So, he breaks his fast and makes up what completes the month for him. Yes.