Making Up Missed Fasts
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Is it obligatory to fast if the next Ramadan arrives and the missed days have not been made up, and is intention the most important aspect of fasting?
What is the ruling on one who has neglected to make up for the Ramadan fast for years, not knowing the ruling on making it up, and did not have enough time due to repeated pregnancies, and is she required to make it up even though she does not know the exact period she missed?
Are pregnant, breastfeeding, and menstruating women required to make up for missed fasts, and do they owe expiation or feeding a poor person, especially if it is difficult to feed the poor in lands of turmoil?
What is the Shariah ruling on making up the fasting days that a mother missed and did not make up, and she forgot their number, knowing that she is well-off but her expenses go to medicine? And what is the ruling on the fasting of a daughter who missed days and forgot their number, and she is unemployed? And will a mother's stealing from her husband's money to meet the needs of the house and children lead her to Hellfire?
What is the ruling on fasting last Ramadan before seeing menstruation for someone who has reached 15 years of age, taking into consideration that the age of puberty according to the Malikis is 18 years?
Is it permissible for a pregnant woman, who miscarried one of twins while the other remained, to fast, given that she is experiencing intermittent spotting?
Is the fasting valid for a girl who fasted while believing that she was not required to fast after the appearance of pubic hair before puberty, and is she required to make up the days she missed in Ramadan after the current Ramadan or before it, and is expiation due if she delays making up the days until after the next Ramadan?
Is it permissible to pay money instead of fasting for an expiation of an oath, after the intention to fast has been made but before commencing it, especially since the money is now available, and what is the required amount to be paid?
What about the days for which expiation was given for breaking the fast due to an excuse, and must they be fasted again after the excuse is gone?
Is the fast of one who intended to fast at night, then forgot and broke his fast after Fajr, then remembered and completed his fast, valid? And does the hadith: "Whoever forgets while he is fasting and eats or drinks, then let him complete his fast, for it was Allah who fed him and gave him drink," apply to him?
With whom should one fast and break the fast if there is a difference in the moon sighting between the country of residence (Bulgaria), the country of origin (Iraq), and other Islamic centers (Mecca, Turkey)? Is it permissible to fast with the first people and break the fast with the last? Is it obligatory to renew the intention before noon if it becomes clear that the determination of the first day of Ramadan was incorrect? What is the ruling on making up missed Ramadans?
Is it permissible to make up the days that I missed in Ramadan due to surgery and treatment after the next Ramadan, or must they be made up before the coming of the next Ramadan?
Is one who adopts the opinion of those who do not obligate the Fidyah for delaying the making up of fasts without an excuse due to lack of income considered sinful?
What is the correct amount of the obligatory mudd for making up missed Ramadan fasts, is it 750 grams or a sa' – i.e., approximately one and a half kilograms?
Is it permissible to offer expiation for the missed days that the questioner fasted today during the daylight hours of Ramadan, after she has already made up the days she owed (qada’) and fed the needy, and nothing remains but the expiation?
Is it better to fast one day and break the fast one day, then stop upon marriage and make up the missed fasts later, or to suffice with fasting Mondays and Thursdays, then advance to fasting one day and breaking the fast one day after marriage?
Is it permissible to pay a financial expiation for many missed days of Ramadan fasting, given a medical excuse (severe dry throat and choking) and the fear of death before making them up?
What are the consequences for one who masturbates during the daytime in Ramadan, whether ignorantly or knowingly of the ruling? Is he required to make up (qada') for it and offer expiation (kaffara) if another Ramadan passes, whether with or without an excuse? What is the expiation, and is it permissible to give its monetary value? Is the intention for expiation obligatory when giving it?
How can 20 days of missed Ramadan fasting be made up, knowing that the making up coincided with a new pregnancy, and is it possible to fast during this pregnancy despite the fatigue?
What is the ruling on fasting for past years that were not fully observed, due to not remembering the number of days or their overlapping with menstrual days, while being unable to feed a poor person?
What should I do about making up the Ramadan days that I missed completely when my daughter was born, and I did not make them up until she was 20 years old, at which point I started making up a few days each year until all the missed days were made up, but I am not sure of the exact number of days I made up? And what should I do if there are days that I missed a long time ago and have not made up, knowing that I suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity?
What is incumbent upon one who is unable to fast Ramadan due to a chronic illness, and also has missed days from previous Ramadans that he did not make up due to procrastination or circumstances: does he have to pay expiation for them? Is he sinful for not making them up in their respective years? Will he be written the reward of one who fasted, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "If a servant falls ill or travels, he is written the like of what he used to do when he was resident and healthy"? And will he be rewarded for his intention if he would have fasted had he been able?
What is the ruling on paying expiation for 14 days that I missed fasting in Ramadan due to illness, and what is the amount of expiation for a single day?
What is the ruling and expiation for breaking the Ramadan fast by engaging in sexual intercourse during the day, given that the first day this occurred was out of ignorance of the ruling, and subsequent occurrences were due to coercion, bearing in mind the inability to fast for two months?