Ruling on one who intentionally broke the fast and then repented
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Question:
This questioner says: A sister used to eat during Ramadan for several days, and she asks: Is it obligatory for her to make up the fasts after she has repented and committed herself to the law of Allah, or does she fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted: [al-Baqarah:173]?
Answer:
She must make up the fasts; as long as she is a Muslim, she must make them up and repent to Allah for what she neglected. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: [al-Baqarah:185]. If the sick person with a valid excuse must make up the fasts, then the traveler who is lax and breaks the fast intentionally is even more obligated to do so, along with repentance to Allah. However, if she is not a believer, does not believe in the religion, or does not pray, then she must repent, but there is no making up of fasts; because the deeds of a disbeliever are nullified, so she must start anew.
As for if she is a Muslim, who believes in Allah and the Last Day and prays, but was lax in Ramadan, then she must make up the fasts and pay the expiation. The making up, the repentance, and the expiation are three things: making up the days, repenting to Allah for what she did through regret, ceasing the act, and resolving not to return to it, and feeding one poor person for each day, which is the expiation. It is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), approximately one and a half kilograms. This is for each day from the staple food of the country, from dates, or rice, or wheat, from the staple food of her country. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner says: A sister used to eat during Ramadan for several days, and she asks: Is it obligatory for her to make up the fasts after she has repented and committed herself to the law of Allah, or does she fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌAnswer:
She must make up the fasts; as long as she is a Muslim, she must make them up and repent to Allah for what she neglected. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days
وَمَنْ كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَAs for if she is a Muslim, who believes in Allah and the Last Day and prays, but was lax in Ramadan, then she must make up the fasts and pay the expiation. The making up, the repentance, and the expiation are three things: making up the days, repenting to Allah for what she did through regret, ceasing the act, and resolving not to return to it, and feeding one poor person for each day, which is the expiation. It is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), approximately one and a half kilograms. This is for each day from the staple food of the country, from dates, or rice, or wheat, from the staple food of her country. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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