What is the ruling for one who fasted Ramadan but did not pray, then repented? How does he make up what he missed?
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Question:
I fasted for ten years, but I did not pray. Now I have repented, praise be to Allah. How do I make up what I missed? And do I have to feed people for those days?
Answer:
One who does not pray is not a Muslim, even if he fasts. His fasting is not valid. If he fasts and prays the night and day, performing tarawih and voluntary prayers, while abandoning the obligatory prayers, his acts of worship are not valid; they are scattered dust. But if he repents to Allah and maintains the prayer in the future, that is sufficient, if Allah wills, because he has entered Islam anew. Yes. And he does not have to make up what he missed, as long as he was not praying, he does not have to make it up. Yes.
I fasted for ten years, but I did not pray. Now I have repented, praise be to Allah. How do I make up what I missed? And do I have to feed people for those days?
Answer:
One who does not pray is not a Muslim, even if he fasts. His fasting is not valid. If he fasts and prays the night and day, performing tarawih and voluntary prayers, while abandoning the obligatory prayers, his acts of worship are not valid; they are scattered dust. But if he repents to Allah and maintains the prayer in the future, that is sufficient, if Allah wills, because he has entered Islam anew. Yes. And he does not have to make up what he missed, as long as he was not praying, he does not have to make it up. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من كان يصوم رمضان دون صلاة، ثم تاب كيف يقضي ما فاته؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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