The ruling on one who began fasting a day to make up a missed fast but did not complete it
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Question:
A man intended to fast a day to make up a missed fast, but he did not complete the fast and broke it. Does he owe anything?
Answer:
It is not permissible for him to break his fast except for an illness or
Q: As if he were at a feast and was forced?
A: No, one does not break an obligatory fast. He should make an excuse and say: "I am fasting." He has to accept the invitation and say: "I am fasting." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1431 meaning: let him invite Sahih Muslim 1431.
Q: Does he repeat this day?
A: If he broke it, he repeats it.
Q: Does he make up this day again?
A: No, he repeats the day that was upon him. Nothing has changed.
Q: But does this man sin?
A: He sins if he breaks an obligatory fast without a valid legal excuse.
A man intended to fast a day to make up a missed fast, but he did not complete the fast and broke it. Does he owe anything?
Answer:
It is not permissible for him to break his fast except for an illness or
Q: As if he were at a feast and was forced?
A: No, one does not break an obligatory fast. He should make an excuse and say: "I am fasting." He has to accept the invitation and say: "I am fasting." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If any one of you is invited, he should accept (the invitation). In case he is fasting, he should pray
إذا دُعِيَ أحدُكم فليُجِبْ، فإن كان صائمًا فليُصَلِّand if he is not fasting he should eat
وإن كان مُفْطِرًا فليَطْعَمQ: Does he repeat this day?
A: If he broke it, he repeats it.
Q: Does he make up this day again?
A: No, he repeats the day that was upon him. Nothing has changed.
Q: But does this man sin?
A: He sins if he breaks an obligatory fast without a valid legal excuse.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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