What is obligatory on one who repents from leaving off prayer and fasting
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Question:
We move on to a message sent by one of the female listeners, who indicated her name with the letter (Q) repeated twice. Our sister has more than one issue. In one of her issues, she says: In my youth, I was a girl who did not know the religion, did not pray, and did not fast, and no one ordered me to do so. I continued in this state for a period of time. Now I am married, and praise be to Allah, Allah guided me, and I came to know the religion, so I began to pray and fast, and praise be to Allah. What should I do: Should I pray and fast for the years that I missed, or should I make expiation, or what should I do? And if I am required to fast for these years, should I fast the days consecutively or separately? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Nothing is required of you except repentance. It is obligatory for you to repent to Allah with sincere repentance. This is done by feeling remorse for what has passed of leaving off prayer and fasting, along with being steadfast in performing prayer and fasting, and obeying Allah and His Messenger in everything. This is the obligation. You must be steadfast in obeying Allah and His Messenger, and you must maintain the five daily prayers at their times with humility and tranquility, and you must maintain fasting in Ramadan, and you must perform Hajj... if you have not performed Hajj, then this is what is obligatory for you, along with sincere repentance through remorse for what has passed, and a sincere resolve not to return to it. This is what is obligatory for you. We ask Allah to grant you sincere repentance and steadfastness upon the truth.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
We move on to a message sent by one of the female listeners, who indicated her name with the letter (Q) repeated twice. Our sister has more than one issue. In one of her issues, she says: In my youth, I was a girl who did not know the religion, did not pray, and did not fast, and no one ordered me to do so. I continued in this state for a period of time. Now I am married, and praise be to Allah, Allah guided me, and I came to know the religion, so I began to pray and fast, and praise be to Allah. What should I do: Should I pray and fast for the years that I missed, or should I make expiation, or what should I do? And if I am required to fast for these years, should I fast the days consecutively or separately? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Nothing is required of you except repentance. It is obligatory for you to repent to Allah with sincere repentance. This is done by feeling remorse for what has passed of leaving off prayer and fasting, along with being steadfast in performing prayer and fasting, and obeying Allah and His Messenger in everything. This is the obligation. You must be steadfast in obeying Allah and His Messenger, and you must maintain the five daily prayers at their times with humility and tranquility, and you must maintain fasting in Ramadan, and you must perform Hajj... if you have not performed Hajj, then this is what is obligatory for you, along with sincere repentance through remorse for what has passed, and a sincere resolve not to return to it. This is what is obligatory for you. We ask Allah to grant you sincere repentance and steadfastness upon the truth.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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