What is the expiation for one who broke the fast of Ramadan for ten years and then repented?
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The questioner: All right, a man broke the fast in Ramadan for ten years, or eight years, intentionally.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner: Yes, so what is the expiation for that? Does repentance suffice, or does fasting voluntary prayers suffice?
The Shaykh: First, repentance is necessary.
The questioner: From repentment, yes.
The Shaykh: Then, it is necessary to make up for the acts of obedience he missed by doing a lot of voluntary deeds.
The questioner: Making up missed fasts.
The Shaykh: No, not making up missed fasts, but voluntary fasting.
The student: Our Shaykh, a man who spends (in charity).
The questioner: He does not fast voluntary fasts, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: What do you mean by my saying voluntary?
The questioner: Voluntary, like the two days of Monday and Thursday.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner: Yes, so what is the expiation for that? Does repentance suffice, or does fasting voluntary prayers suffice?
The Shaykh: First, repentance is necessary.
The questioner: From repentment, yes.
The Shaykh: Then, it is necessary to make up for the acts of obedience he missed by doing a lot of voluntary deeds.
The questioner: Making up missed fasts.
The Shaykh: No, not making up missed fasts, but voluntary fasting.
The student: Our Shaykh, a man who spends (in charity).
The questioner: He does not fast voluntary fasts, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: What do you mean by my saying voluntary?
The questioner: Voluntary, like the two days of Monday and Thursday.
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