Can question number 16 in the Ramadan competition, which states: "If an apostate embraces Islam in the month of Ramadan, does he fast the rest of the month and not make up for what he missed - does he fast the rest of the month and make up for what he missed - does he fast the rest of the month and make up for part of what he missed?" be reviewed, due to the disagreement among jurists regarding it?
Scholars have differed regarding making up missed prayers due to their abandonment:
One who denies their obligation: According to the majority of scholars, including the choice of Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, he does not have to make them up. One who abandons them due to laziness: This involves a detailed explanation: One who continuously abandons them entirely: He is ruled to be a disbeliever, and consequently, does not make them up, according to the view that an apostate does not make up prayers. One who prays sometimes and abandons sometimes: He is not considered a disbeliever, and it is more prudent for him to make them up.
Adopting the view of those who say that making them up is obligatory is more cautious and more absolving of responsibility.
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