He does not know at what age he reached puberty and did not fast the month of Ramadan in the first year of middle school. If he does not know that he had reached puberty, does he have to make up the fasts or not?
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The questioner : He does not know at what age he reached puberty and did not fast the month of Ramadan in the first year of middle school. If I do not know that I had reached puberty, do I have to make up the fasts or not?
The Shaykh : You do not have to make up the fasts, because the original state is that you had not reached puberty until you know that you had reached it and left off fasting while being an adult. As long as you are in doubt whether you fasted after reaching puberty or whether you left off fasting, the original state is that your conscience is clear, and you are not required to make up the fasts.
The questioner : This is a listener to the program who says:
The Shaykh : You do not have to make up the fasts, because the original state is that you had not reached puberty until you know that you had reached it and left off fasting while being an adult. As long as you are in doubt whether you fasted after reaching puberty or whether you left off fasting, the original state is that your conscience is clear, and you are not required to make up the fasts.
The questioner : This is a listener to the program who says: