The ruling on one who breaks his fast in Ramadan and forgets the number of days
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Question:
The second question, O Ali. The second question: If a person broke his fast in Ramadan in previous years but does not know how many days it was, what is obligatory for him?
Answer:
If he broke his fast for an excuse, praise be to Allah, he is only required to make up the fasts. As for if he broke his fast without an excuse, he is required to repent first, because breaking the fast without an excuse is a great error and a grave sin, and may Allah protect us from it, a violation of the month. So the second thing required of him is to make up the days he broke. If he does not know the number, he estimates it and takes precautions. He fasts what he believes to be most likely the number of days he broke, and he takes precautions in that. His conscience is not cleared except by doing so. Yes.
The second question, O Ali. The second question: If a person broke his fast in Ramadan in previous years but does not know how many days it was, what is obligatory for him?
Answer:
If he broke his fast for an excuse, praise be to Allah, he is only required to make up the fasts. As for if he broke his fast without an excuse, he is required to repent first, because breaking the fast without an excuse is a great error and a grave sin, and may Allah protect us from it, a violation of the month. So the second thing required of him is to make up the days he broke. If he does not know the number, he estimates it and takes precautions. He fasts what he believes to be most likely the number of days he broke, and he takes precautions in that. His conscience is not cleared except by doing so. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 12 فتاوى على الهواء - 06 / 09 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (20:37)
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