What is the expiation for masturbating during the daytime in Ramadan for an eighteen-year-old, and is it permissible to switch to feeding sixty poor people if fasting for two consecutive months is difficult, and is it permissible for the fasting not to be consecutive if that is what is obligatory?
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Masturbation is forbidden whether in or outside of it. And whoever masturbates during the day in Ramadan until he ejaculates, has invalidated his fast and must make up for that day, along with repentance and seeking forgiveness. He is not required to offer expiation, according to the more preponderant opinion.
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