A righteous woman who fasts and prays every prayer at its time, but who broke her fast in Ramadan after nineteen days of it several years ago
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Question: A righteous woman who fasts and prays every prayer at its time, but who broke her fast in Ramadan after nineteen days of it several years ago, due to her pregnancy. Then, after a few years or two years, she did not fast the entire month of Ramadan for the same reason. After that, also after a few years, she did not fast the entire month of Ramadan due to childbirth. She has not fasted the days she missed up to now, knowing that she did not know the consequence of that. What must she do? And what is the expiation for that?
Answer: If a pregnant woman breaks her fast out of fear for herself or her child, or if she breaks her fast due to menstruation or post-natal bleeding, these are legal excuses for which it is permissible for her to break her fast. However, it is obligatory for her to make up the fasts and to hasten to do so before the next Ramadan begins.because of His saying, the Exalted: [al-Baqarah: 184] .
Therefore, it is obligatory for this woman to hasten to make up the fasts before the next Ramadan begins. However, since Ramadans have repeated for her, and she broke her fast for several days in each of them and delayed making them up, she has erred in this, unless she was excused and unable to make them up in the past. But she must hasten, if she is able, to make up the days that have passed, starting with the days of the first month, then the days of the following month, and so on in order. She is also required, along with making up the fasts, to feed one poor person for each day she delayed until another Ramadan came upon her and overtook her.
As for the last Ramadan, where no new Ramadan has come between it and now, it is sufficient for her
to make up the fasts. As for the old Ramadans after which another Ramadan has come, it is obligatory for her to feed [the poor] for the delay, in addition to making up the fasts.
Question: Does making up the fasts require continuity? Is it permissible for her to fast and break her fast, and so on?
Answer: Yes, continuity is not required. She fasts and makes up the fasts according to her ability, but continuity, if possible, is better.
Answer: If a pregnant woman breaks her fast out of fear for herself or her child, or if she breaks her fast due to menstruation or post-natal bleeding, these are legal excuses for which it is permissible for her to break her fast. However, it is obligatory for her to make up the fasts and to hasten to do so before the next Ramadan begins.because of His saying, the Exalted:
So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]
فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَTherefore, it is obligatory for this woman to hasten to make up the fasts before the next Ramadan begins. However, since Ramadans have repeated for her, and she broke her fast for several days in each of them and delayed making them up, she has erred in this, unless she was excused and unable to make them up in the past. But she must hasten, if she is able, to make up the days that have passed, starting with the days of the first month, then the days of the following month, and so on in order. She is also required, along with making up the fasts, to feed one poor person for each day she delayed until another Ramadan came upon her and overtook her.
As for the last Ramadan, where no new Ramadan has come between it and now, it is sufficient for her
to make up the fasts. As for the old Ramadans after which another Ramadan has come, it is obligatory for her to feed [the poor] for the delay, in addition to making up the fasts.
Question: Does making up the fasts require continuity? Is it permissible for her to fast and break her fast, and so on?
Answer: Yes, continuity is not required. She fasts and makes up the fasts according to her ability, but continuity, if possible, is better.