After Ramadan, I was left with fasting some days, so I postponed them to the winter season because fasting tires me greatly and sometimes I cannot bear it, so I fasted some of them.

The questioner : The questioner says: After Ramadan, I was left with fasting some days, so I postponed them to the winter season because fasting tires me greatly and sometimes I cannot bear it. I fasted some of them in Sha'ban, and I wanted to complete the rest, but my period came at a time other than my usual time. Then Ramadan arrived this year, 1416 AH, and I had only made up three days of them. Her question is: What must I do? And what is the expiation for that? And will I be sinful for delaying this fasting?

The Shaykh : She owes no expiation; rather, she must only fast the remaining days of the make-up. As for the sin of delaying, she is not sinful because her menstruation came at a time other than the time she had estimated. She had estimated that she would be able to fast the days she owed before Ramadan, but the menstruation came at an unexpected time, so she was prevented from fasting. In that case, she is not sinful, because it is obligatory for anyone who must make up fasts to delay the make-up until the time remaining between him and the second Ramadan is equal to the number of days he owes. She did what is permissible, and one who does what is permissible is not sinful.