The ruling on one who intentionally breaks his fast in Ramadan
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Question:
A letter from one of our Sudanese brothers, and his question is long, in the style of our brothers in Sudan. He says: I am a Sudanese resident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and praise be to Allah for that. I have a full sister in Sudan who sent me her question so that I could send it to you. The text of her question is as follows: At the beginning of her life, meaning in the first year of her reaching puberty, she broke her fast for eight days from the start of Ramadan until the eighth day. This was the first year she felt the signs of puberty, and she did not know about it. She continued from the second day until the end of the month. Praise be to Allah, she has been consistent with her obligatory and voluntary fasting, and with her obligatory and voluntary prayers, and she is a believer and religious, praise be to Allah for that. Now she is approaching thirty years of age, and she has remembered those eight days. She asked one of the scholars in Sudan, and he issued a ruling for her that she should fast two months for each day. Now, for about six months, she has been continuing to fast, and I do not know if this is the only way, or what. My fear for her is almost killing me. How can she fast four hundred and eighty days for eight days? She is determined to complete the four hundred and eighty days. So issue a ruling for us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This ruling is invalid and has no basis in truth. This is great ignorance from the one who issued this ruling for her. She owes only the eight days. She does not have to fast anything but the eight days, along with repentance and seeking forgiveness, and feeding a poor person half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of dates or rice for each day. For each day, this is collected and given to some of the poor. That is four sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) for eight days, or twelve kilograms for eight days, one and a half kilograms for each day, given to some of the poor. And the fasting is only eight days, just as she broke her fast.
As for this ruling of two months for each day, it is an invalid ruling. We ask Allah for safety and well-being.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
A letter from one of our Sudanese brothers, and his question is long, in the style of our brothers in Sudan. He says: I am a Sudanese resident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and praise be to Allah for that. I have a full sister in Sudan who sent me her question so that I could send it to you. The text of her question is as follows: At the beginning of her life, meaning in the first year of her reaching puberty, she broke her fast for eight days from the start of Ramadan until the eighth day. This was the first year she felt the signs of puberty, and she did not know about it. She continued from the second day until the end of the month. Praise be to Allah, she has been consistent with her obligatory and voluntary fasting, and with her obligatory and voluntary prayers, and she is a believer and religious, praise be to Allah for that. Now she is approaching thirty years of age, and she has remembered those eight days. She asked one of the scholars in Sudan, and he issued a ruling for her that she should fast two months for each day. Now, for about six months, she has been continuing to fast, and I do not know if this is the only way, or what. My fear for her is almost killing me. How can she fast four hundred and eighty days for eight days? She is determined to complete the four hundred and eighty days. So issue a ruling for us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This ruling is invalid and has no basis in truth. This is great ignorance from the one who issued this ruling for her. She owes only the eight days. She does not have to fast anything but the eight days, along with repentance and seeking forgiveness, and feeding a poor person half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of dates or rice for each day. For each day, this is collected and given to some of the poor. That is four sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) for eight days, or twelve kilograms for eight days, one and a half kilograms for each day, given to some of the poor. And the fasting is only eight days, just as she broke her fast.
As for this ruling of two months for each day, it is an invalid ruling. We ask Allah for safety and well-being.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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