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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What does one do if he intentionally abandoned prayer and fasting, then repented?

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Question:
In the first period of my reaching puberty, I used to break my fast during the day in Ramadan. In the first period of my reaching puberty. Yes. I used to break my fast during the day in Ramadan, by masturbating with my hand and by eating, and I did not maintain the prayer; rather, I would pray at some times and leave it at other times, and the period of my abandoning the prayer would extend for several weeks. Now I have repented to Allah, so what is required of me? And do I have to make up the fasts or feed people?

Answer:
Praise be to Allah. As long as you have repented to Allah with a valid repentance, then maintain the repentance and the prayer. You do not have to make up the fasts, because even if you had fasted while not praying, your fasting would not have been sufficient. If one abandons the prayer, his fasting is not valid; his fasting is not valid, nor are any of his deeds. As long as you have repented to Allah and maintained the prayer and the fasting, that is sufficient, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماذا يفعل من ترك الصلاة والصيام متعمدًا ثم تاب؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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