One who commits the secret habit while fasting, unaware of the ruling, years ago
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Question:
He committed the secret habit years ago while fasting, unaware of the ruling. What is required of him, given that he does not know the number of those days and they are long past?
Answer:
He should estimate the number and fast them. He should estimate and make up the fasts. He must feed one poor person for each day for the delay in making up the fasts. Two things are required of him: he must make up the days, and if he does not know the number, he estimates it, and what is most likely in his opinion is accepted. The second thing is that they must pay an expiation, which is feeding a poor person for each day, according to the opinion of the two who remained silent. Yes.
He committed the secret habit years ago while fasting, unaware of the ruling. What is required of him, given that he does not know the number of those days and they are long past?
Answer:
He should estimate the number and fast them. He should estimate and make up the fasts. He must feed one poor person for each day for the delay in making up the fasts. Two things are required of him: he must make up the days, and if he does not know the number, he estimates it, and what is most likely in his opinion is accepted. The second thing is that they must pay an expiation, which is feeding a poor person for each day, according to the opinion of the two who remained silent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/53 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:14:10)
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