The ruling on fasting for one who dies with fasting owed to him while he does not pray
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The questioner:
Nawaf from al-Hafir al-Batin, please go ahead, Nawaf. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace, raise your voice a little, Nawaf. Abu Kheir, O Shaykh. And upon you be peace. I am inquiring, may you live long, about our brother, may you live long, who passed away seven years ago. Okay, repeat the question, Nawaf. Yes, he was, may you live long, negligent in fasting, may you live long, for several months. Nawaf, from where? Repeat the question a second time? Let me tell you, my brother, may Allah have mercy on him, may you live long, and he was negligent in fasting Ramadan for several months. Okay, why? We are obligated toward him, meaning an expiation, something we follow.
The Shaykh:
He was. He was praying, my brother, he was praying, he was maintaining the prayer.
The questioner:
By Allah, at times, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He would miss the prayer afterwards.
The questioner:
Meaning, at times he would pray on time, at times he would forget. Speak, my brother.
The Shaykh:
But he would abandon the prayer completely.
The questioner:
No, no. He does not abandon it completely, yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
No, he does not abandon it, O Shaykh, he says.
The Shaykh:
He prays.
The questioner:
Yes, he asks me at times, "Do you miss it, Professor, may you live long?"
The Shaykh:
If he does not abandon the prayer completely, and does not intentionally abandon some of the prayers, then his relative fasts on his behalf, his relative fasts to make up for him what he left of fasting. But if he abandons the prayer, or some of it, completely and intentionally, then he is not fasted for on his behalf; he is not a Muslim, yes.
Nawaf from al-Hafir al-Batin, please go ahead, Nawaf. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace, raise your voice a little, Nawaf. Abu Kheir, O Shaykh. And upon you be peace. I am inquiring, may you live long, about our brother, may you live long, who passed away seven years ago. Okay, repeat the question, Nawaf. Yes, he was, may you live long, negligent in fasting, may you live long, for several months. Nawaf, from where? Repeat the question a second time? Let me tell you, my brother, may Allah have mercy on him, may you live long, and he was negligent in fasting Ramadan for several months. Okay, why? We are obligated toward him, meaning an expiation, something we follow.
The Shaykh:
He was. He was praying, my brother, he was praying, he was maintaining the prayer.
The questioner:
By Allah, at times, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He would miss the prayer afterwards.
The questioner:
Meaning, at times he would pray on time, at times he would forget. Speak, my brother.
The Shaykh:
But he would abandon the prayer completely.
The questioner:
No, no. He does not abandon it completely, yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
No, he does not abandon it, O Shaykh, he says.
The Shaykh:
He prays.
The questioner:
Yes, he asks me at times, "Do you miss it, Professor, may you live long?"
The Shaykh:
If he does not abandon the prayer completely, and does not intentionally abandon some of the prayers, then his relative fasts on his behalf, his relative fasts to make up for him what he left of fasting. But if he abandons the prayer, or some of it, completely and intentionally, then he is not fasted for on his behalf; he is not a Muslim, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم الصيام عمن مات وعليه صيام وهو لا يصلي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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