Does the making up of missed acts of worship begin from the age of the appearance of coarse hair (9 or 11 years) or from the age of the first menstruation (14 years)? And is fasting to be made up if there is doubt about its performance or non-performance? And is expiation obligatory when there is no source of income? And is repentance and remorse sufficient for exemption from making up missed acts of worship?

Scholars have differed on whether the growth of pubic hair is a sign of puberty, and on the necessity of making up missed obligations due to ignorance. Sheikh al-Islam is of the view that making up is not obligatory in this case. Making up as a precaution is good. If you are unsure about the time of puberty, the default is that it has not occurred, and it is attributed to the later time. Whatever you are unsure about having done after puberty, the default is that it was not done, and your obligation is not fulfilled except by making it up. If you are unable to determine what must be made up, then act based on your best judgment and make up what you most likely believe will fulfill your obligation. You are not required to feed the poor if you were ignorant of the impermissibility of delaying the make-up; however, if you were aware, then you must feed one poor person for each day of fasting.