What is the ruling on a woman who gave birth in Ramadan and did not make up the fasts due to her ignorance, and twenty years have passed since then?
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The questioner : Noble Shaykh, a woman gave birth in Ramadan and has not fasted since, for twenty years, due to her ignorance. What is the ruling for this woman?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for her to fast now, and she owes nothing other than the fasting. For this woman who is in the state of post-natal bleeding and did not fast the entire month due to her ignorance, we say she has no sin, but now she is required to fast, and she owes no expiation.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not, no expiation is required; making up the fasts is sufficient.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for her to fast now, and she owes nothing other than the fasting. For this woman who is in the state of post-natal bleeding and did not fast the entire month due to her ignorance, we say she has no sin, but now she is required to fast, and she owes no expiation.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not, no expiation is required; making up the fasts is sufficient.