The Ruling on One Who Is Unable to Make Up Missed Fasts
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Question:
Also, a listener (S. S. S) from the Arab Republic of Egypt asks several questions, one of which is: My mother gave birth to a child in Ramadan a long time ago, and she did not fast, nor did she feed anyone. She is now unable to do so. How do you guide her—may Allah reward you with good? Can her daughter fast on her behalf?
Answer:
She must feed people, and that is sufficient, praise be to Allah, as long as she is unable to fast. She must repent to Allah and feel remorse for her past bad deeds. She must feed one poor person for each day half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of dates, or of the local staple food such as rice or the like. One and a half kilograms is given to some poor people for all the days she did not fast, and that is sufficient, praise be to Allah.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes, even if it is for one poor person, or for a poor family. It is collected and given to a poor family, or to other poor people, along with repentance, remorse, and righteous deeds. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good. She feeds one poor person for each day.
The Shaykh : Yes, according to the number of days.
The presenter : According to the number of days.
The Shaykh : And if she does not remember the exact number, an estimate is sufficient. If she does not remember the days, an estimate is sufficient, praise be to Allah.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Also, a listener (S. S. S) from the Arab Republic of Egypt asks several questions, one of which is: My mother gave birth to a child in Ramadan a long time ago, and she did not fast, nor did she feed anyone. She is now unable to do so. How do you guide her—may Allah reward you with good? Can her daughter fast on her behalf?
Answer:
She must feed people, and that is sufficient, praise be to Allah, as long as she is unable to fast. She must repent to Allah and feel remorse for her past bad deeds. She must feed one poor person for each day half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of dates, or of the local staple food such as rice or the like. One and a half kilograms is given to some poor people for all the days she did not fast, and that is sufficient, praise be to Allah.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes, even if it is for one poor person, or for a poor family. It is collected and given to a poor family, or to other poor people, along with repentance, remorse, and righteous deeds. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good. She feeds one poor person for each day.
The Shaykh : Yes, according to the number of days.
The presenter : According to the number of days.
The Shaykh : And if she does not remember the exact number, an estimate is sufficient. If she does not remember the days, an estimate is sufficient, praise be to Allah.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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