Does an expiation for delay or the like become obligatory upon a girl who has reached the age of fifteen, who practiced masturbation during Ramadan last year when she was fourteen, and fasted the days she missed in Ramadan two days after the end of last Ramadan, then completed 13 days after the current Ramadan, knowing that she doubts the emission of semen as a precautionary measure?
Masturbation is forbidden (haram), and its sin is magnified in Ramadan. However, it does not invalidate the fast unless there is certainty of semen discharge. If the questioner is unsure whether semen was discharged, then her fast is valid, and she is not required to make up the days about which she was uncertain. Delaying the make-up fast due to ignorance or forgetfulness does not necessitate expiation (kaffarah).
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