Is it permissible for me to make up the Ramadan fast on behalf of my father, who deliberately broke his fast by drinking alcohol due to the extreme cold during his military service in the Soviet Union?
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Fasting is one of the pillars of Islam. Intentionally abandoning it out of laziness is one of the gravest sins, and abandoning it while denying its obligation is disbelief (kufr). It is permissible to fast on behalf of the deceased who neglected to make up missed Ramadan fasts after having the ability to do so.
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