The ruling on one who broke her fast out of ignorance of Ramadan in her youth
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Question:
I broke my fast in one of the years, or in some of the years, on the days when my menstrual period comes. I was young at the time and was unable to fast. Now I want to make up the debt of fasting that is upon me, but I do not know how many days are owed. What should I do?
Answer:
The Shaykh: Three matters are upon you:
The first matter: repentance to Allah for this delay, regret for what has passed, frequent seeking of forgiveness, and the resolve not to return to such a thing; because Allah says: [Al-Nur:31], and this is a sin, and repentance from it is obligatory through regret for the past, abandoning it, and not returning to it.
The second matter: hastening to fast according to your estimate. Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. The days you think you left off, you fast them: if you think it was ten, you fast ten days, and if you think it was fifty days, you fast fifty days. If it was less... fast your estimate when there is no certainty. If you have no knowledge, the estimate is sufficient.
The third matter: feeding a poor person for each day, if you are able. If you have money and the ability, you feed a poor person for each of these delayed days, half a sa' (a kilo and a quarter) for each one. You gather it and give it to some of the poor.
I broke my fast in one of the years, or in some of the years, on the days when my menstrual period comes. I was young at the time and was unable to fast. Now I want to make up the debt of fasting that is upon me, but I do not know how many days are owed. What should I do?
Answer:
The Shaykh: Three matters are upon you:
The first matter: repentance to Allah for this delay, regret for what has passed, frequent seeking of forgiveness, and the resolve not to return to such a thing; because Allah says:
And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَThe second matter: hastening to fast according to your estimate. Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. The days you think you left off, you fast them: if you think it was ten, you fast ten days, and if you think it was fifty days, you fast fifty days. If it was less... fast your estimate when there is no certainty. If you have no knowledge, the estimate is sufficient.
The third matter: feeding a poor person for each day, if you are able. If you have money and the ability, you feed a poor person for each of these delayed days, half a sa' (a kilo and a quarter) for each one. You gather it and give it to some of the poor.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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