Is severe exhaustion coupled with poor academic performance considered an excuse to switch from fasting two consecutive months to feeding in expiation for deliberate breaking of the fast in Ramadan? And is one expiation sufficient for multiple Ramadans in which the fast was deliberately broken? And is there a jurisprudential difference of opinion regarding the choice between fasting and feeding in expiation for deliberately breaking the fast, or is there a required order? And what are the acceptable excuses for switching from fasting to feeding?

Deliberately breaking one's fast in Ramadan without a legitimate Shar'i excuse is a grave sin. If the fast was broken by eating, drinking, or similar acts, then according to the majority of scholars, the person who broke the fast is only required to make up the missed days (qada') along with repentance and seeking forgiveness. However, the Malikis hold that expiation (kaffarah) is obligatory, which is feeding sixty needy persons, or fasting for two consecutive months, or emancipating a slave. These options are discretionary, not sequential, and are required for each day of breaking the fast. If you follow the opinion of the majority of scholars, then you are only required to make up the missed fasts (qada') along with a compensatory feeding (fidyah) if you delayed the qada' without an excuse until the next Ramadan began. If you follow the Maliki school of thought, then you are obligated to perform the major expiation (kaffarah kubra) for each day you broke your fast.