I heard that one who intentionally leaves the fast of Ramadan for three years does not have to make it up, and that one who intentionally leaves six days of fasting in Ramadan does have to make them up.
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : I was asked in one of the lectures about a person who intentionally left the fast of Ramadan for three years, so I answered him based on the rule that one who intentionally leaves a time-bound obligation does not have to make it up.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : At the same time, I was asked about a person who intentionally left fasting for six days, so I answered him that he must make them up. What is the basis for distinguishing between them?
The Shaykh : I do not think this occurs.
The questioner : No, because I heard it in a Ramadan fatwas tape.
The Shaykh : Yes, no, may Allah reward you. Perhaps the second one broke his fast intentionally, meaning he started the fast and then broke it during the day. This one must make it up, because once he entered into the fast, it became obligatory for him to complete it due to his entry into it, so he must make it up. As for the first one who did not fast at all, that is the one about whom we say that if he makes it up, it will not benefit him. Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : At the same time, I was asked about a person who intentionally left fasting for six days, so I answered him that he must make them up. What is the basis for distinguishing between them?
The Shaykh : I do not think this occurs.
The questioner : No, because I heard it in a Ramadan fatwas tape.
The Shaykh : Yes, no, may Allah reward you. Perhaps the second one broke his fast intentionally, meaning he started the fast and then broke it during the day. This one must make it up, because once he entered into the fast, it became obligatory for him to complete it due to his entry into it, so he must make it up. As for the first one who did not fast at all, that is the one about whom we say that if he makes it up, it will not benefit him. Yes, that is correct.