Back to search
The question

Are the voluntary days that the questioner fasted counted as making up for the days he missed in Ramadan due to illness, and what is obligatory upon him?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

The days you fasted with the intention of a supererogatory (nafl) fast are not considered make-up (qada') for obligatory fasting, due to the absence of the intention for make-up. It would have been better to prioritize making up the obligatory fasts before volunteering for supererogatory ones, and before the arrival of another Ramadan. You must repent to Allah for delaying the make-up. You should make up the days you missed fasting and feed a poor person for each day as expiation for the delay without a valid excuse. This is the opinion of the majority of scholars.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy