A man fasted twenty-eight days of Ramadan and broke his fast for one day while traveling, and the next Ramadan arrived without him making up the fast, and he wants to make it up; is there a sin on him, and is it obligatory?

The questioner : A man fasted twenty-eight days of Ramadan and broke his fast for one day while traveling, and the next Ramadan arrived without him making up the fast, and he wants to make up the fast. Is there a sin on him, and is it obligatory for him to feed a poor person for delaying the fast? May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : If a person delays making up Ramadan until the second Ramadan without an excuse, he is sinful, and he must make up what he missed. There is no feeding required of him according to the correct opinion, because Allah the Exalted said: and Allah did not mention feeding, nor did He restrict it with a condition, so only making up the fast is obligatory for him. However, if he delays it for an excuse, like this man, for example, for one day, a person may forget; a person may forget that he has a day to make up until Ramadan arrives.