If a disbeliever embraces Islam during the day in Ramadan, does he have to make up that day?

The questioner : Noble Shaykh, if a disbeliever embraces Islam during the day in Ramadan, is he ordered to make up that day or is he not ordered to?

The Shaykh : Yes, if a disbeliever embraces Islam during the day in Ramadan, it is obligatory for him to abstain from food and drink, but it is not obligatory for him to make up the day. This is because at the beginning of the day, he was not commanded to fast. Therefore, he must abstain, but he is not required to make up the day, because initially he was not eligible for the obligation.