Ruling on adding a day of fasting beyond making up the days one missed
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When making up the days a person missed from Ramadan due to valid excuses such as illness, travel, or menstruation, they say that one must add a day when making them up to serve as a witness. Is this correct?
Answer: It has no basis. No, she is only required to make up what she missed. If she slept through something or forgot some of the prayers, she prays only what she missed. In the case of menstruation, there is no prayer required of her. If she was menstruating or had post-natal bleeding, she is not required to make up the prayers of menstruation or post-natal bleeding; rather, it is only the fasting of Ramadan. However, if she slept through a prayer or forgot it, she must make up only what she missed; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):.
Answer: It has no basis. No, she is only required to make up what she missed. If she slept through something or forgot some of the prayers, she prays only what she missed. In the case of menstruation, there is no prayer required of her. If she was menstruating or had post-natal bleeding, she is not required to make up the prayers of menstruation or post-natal bleeding; rather, it is only the fasting of Ramadan. However, if she slept through a prayer or forgot it, she must make up only what she missed; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers. There is no expiation for it other than that.
من نام عن الصلاة أو نسيها فليصلها إذا ذكر لا كفارة لها إلا ذلك
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binbaz.org.sa
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