Making Up Missed Ramadan Fasts Along with Fidyah



وجوب قضاء ما فات من رمضان مع الفدية.

The Obligation of Making Up Missed Ramadan Fasts Along with Fidyah

Translation : Reza Ervani bin Asmanu

The article “The Obligation of Making Up Missed Ramadan Fasts Along with Fidyah” is included in the Category Islamic Question and Answer

السؤال:

Question:

لي قريبة كان والدها يمنعها من الصيام في رمضان بحجة ضعف بنيتها- وذلك بعد بلوغها وحتى ما قبل زواجها وهي تسأل الآن هل عليها أن تقضي كل السنوات التي لم تصمها مع ملاحظة أنها تعتقد أنها كانت قادرة على صيام رمضان، وماحكم الشرع فيما قام به والدها؟

I have a relative whose father forbade her from fasting in Ramadan on the pretext of her weak physical build—this happened after she reached puberty and until before her marriage. She is asking now whether she is obliged to make up (qadha) all the years she did not fast, noting that she believes she was actually capable of fasting Ramadan at that time? And what is the Sharia ruling on what her father did?

الإجابــة:

Answer :

الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله، وعلى آله وصحبه، أما بعد:

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and his companions. To proceed:

فما قام به الأب محرم ولا شك، فإن صوم رمضان فرض على كل مسلم ومسلمة عند البلوغ والاستطاعة. ومن كان مريضاً يرجى شفاؤه فإنه يفطر ثم يقضي. 

What the father did is undoubtedly forbidden. This is because the fast of Ramadan is an obligation (fardu) upon every Muslim man and woman once they have reached puberty and have the capability. Whoever is ill and expects to recover, they may break the fast and then make it up later.

ومن كان مريضا مرضا لا يرجى شفاؤه فإنه يفطر ويطعم مسكيناً عن كل يوم أفطره، وتوهم ضعف البنية ليس عذراً مبيحاً للفطر. فالواجب عليه التوبة والاستغفار.

Whoever is ill with an illness from which recovery is not expected, they may break the fast and feed a poor person for every day missed. The mere assumption of a weak physical build is not a valid excuse that permits leaving the fast. Therefore, it is obligatory for the father to repent and seek forgiveness.

والواجب على قريبتك قضاء ما فاتها من أيام رمضان من بعد بلوغها، مع إخراج كفارة على تأخرها في قضاء ما فاتها، إذ القاعدة الشرعية أن من أخر قضاء رمضان حتى دخل رمضان آخر بلا عذر وجب عليه مع القضاء كفارة، وهي إطعام مسكين عن كل يوم. 

As for your relative, it is obligatory for her to make up (qadha) the days of Ramadan missed since she reached puberty, accompanied by paying an expiation (kaffarah) for the delay in making them up. This is because the Sharia rule establishes that whoever delays making up Ramadan fasts until the next Ramadan begins without a valid excuse is obligated to make them up along with a kaffarah, which is feeding a poor person for each day.

ويجزئ عن ذلك مد وهو ما يساوي 750غراماً من الأرز أو غيره عن كل يوم ويجزئ عن ذلك مما يعد طعاما يقتات به على حسب اختلاف العادات والأعراف، وعليه فيجزئ في كفارتها عن كل شهر 22ونصف كيلو من الأرز أو غيره مع القضاء.. ويجوز دفع هذه الكفارة إلى مسكين واحد أو مساكين. وليعلم الأبناء أنه لا يجوز طاعة الوالدين في معصية الله. والله أعلم.

It is sufficient to provide a ‘mud’, which is equivalent to 750 grams of rice or other staples for each day, depending on local customs and traditions. Consequently, the kaffarah for each month would be 22.5 kg of rice or similar staples along with the qadha. It is permissible to give this kaffarah to a single poor person or to several. Children should know that it is not permissible to obey parents in matters that involve disobedience to Allah. And Allah knows best.

Source : IslamWeb



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