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How does a woman fast if she intentionally broke her fast for two consecutive months, along with her monthly period?

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Fasting Ramadan is an obligation upon every sane, adult Muslim, except for those with a legitimate Sharia-sanctioned excuse, such as the sick, the traveler, the menstruating woman, and the woman in postpartum bleeding (nifas). They are permitted to break their fast and must make up for it later.

Whoever breaks their fast in Ramadan without a valid excuse has committed a major sin and must repent. Is it obligatory for them to make up for it? - If one intended to fast and then broke their fast during the day without an excuse, they must make up for it. - If one did not intend to fast from the outset, the preponderant opinion is that they are not required to make up for it; because the rule is that an act of worship designated for a specific time is not accepted if delayed without an excuse.

Whoever breaks their fast by engaging in sexual intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan without an excuse must make up for it and offer expiation. The expiation is: freeing a slave; if one cannot find a slave, then fasting for two consecutive months; if one is unable to do so, then feeding sixty poor people. This applies to both the man and the consenting woman.

Whoever breaks their fast by means other than sexual intercourse (such as eating and drinking), the preponderant opinion is that expiation is not obligatory upon them.

If a woman is obligated to fast for two consecutive months and she starts fasting, then her menstruation begins, she should break her fast during the days of her menstruation and then complete her fasting after she becomes pure. This does not break the continuity.

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