A girl whose mother has passed away; before her death, Ramadan arrived and her mother was unable to fast, and the second Ramadan arrived and she was still unable to fast, and
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The questioner : A girl whose mother has passed away says that before her death, it was reported to her that Ramadan had arrived and she was unable to fast, meaning her mother was unable to fast. The second Ramadan arrived and she was still unable to fast. The year ended and the mother passed away due to her illness, and she did not make up the fasts she missed in the two years. Knowing—this girl says—that her father was feeding a poor person on her behalf for each day, is it obligatory for her daughter to make up the fasts for her? And this girl says that she is able to fast, praise be to Allah, and this matter has been ten years in the past.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for her to fast on behalf of her mother, and it is not prescribed for her to fast on behalf of her mother to make up those fasts, because her father did what was obligatory, which is feeding a poor person for each day, and this is the apparent situation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That the illness that afflicted her mother was not expected to end, because it continued with her for the entire two years and then she died. Accordingly, what her father, meaning the girl's father, did by feeding a poor person on behalf of the mother for each day is sufficient. And the mother, at that time, has no obligation to fast because her liability has been cleared.
The questioner : The second part of this question, O honorable Shaykh, is that this questioner, the mother of Hamzah from Khamis Mushait, says...
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for her to fast on behalf of her mother, and it is not prescribed for her to fast on behalf of her mother to make up those fasts, because her father did what was obligatory, which is feeding a poor person for each day, and this is the apparent situation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That the illness that afflicted her mother was not expected to end, because it continued with her for the entire two years and then she died. Accordingly, what her father, meaning the girl's father, did by feeding a poor person on behalf of the mother for each day is sufficient. And the mother, at that time, has no obligation to fast because her liability has been cleared.
The questioner : The second part of this question, O honorable Shaykh, is that this questioner, the mother of Hamzah from Khamis Mushait, says...