Making Up Missed Fasts
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Should I fast with the intention of making up (for missed fasts) or as a supererogatory fast, or should I break my fast to take medicine, if I slept before forming the intention overnight for an obligatory make-up fast? And is it permissible to follow the doctor's advice regarding taking medicine, and what are the implications of that for not making up the fast?
Is it permissible to fast the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah and the ninth and tenth of Muharram with the intention of making up for missed Ramadan fasts due to menstruation, knowing that there are days missed from previous years that have not been made up?
What is the religious ruling on making up for intentionally broken fasts and feeding the poor in Ramadan that occurred years ago? What is the expiation for a husband having intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan? And is it permissible to fast first and then pay the expiation later, given that the questioner suffers from diabetes?
Is it obligatory to make up for missed Ramadans and pay the expiation that results from them, taking into consideration ignorance of the obligation to fast and illness that makes fasting difficult?
Is it obligatory to make up for missed Ramadan fasts for someone who suffers from severe headaches and vomiting when making them up, knowing that she fasts Ramadan without great difficulty, and she has a family, children, and works?
Is expiation obligatory, along with making up the missed Ramadan fasts, for the wife whose health condition prevented her from making them up before the onset of the following Ramadan?
Is there a contradiction between making up missed prayers due to masturbation and the principle that "repentance erases what came before it"? And will Allah hold accountable those who die before making them up?
Is it permissible to dedicate the reward of reading the Quran to a deceased mother, and to fast voluntary fasts with two intentions: voluntary fasting and making up for missed fasts of the mother?
Is expiation paid for making up missed Ramadan fasts from many years, given the inability to fast due to old age? And does the obligation to make up the fasts fall away after performing Hajj? And is sincere repentance and seeking forgiveness sufficient?
Is it sufficient, according to the Shafi'i school, for someone who has broken their fast in Ramadan for years without a valid excuse to only offer fidyah? And what is the difference between fidyah and kaffarah?
What should one do if they have an unfulfilled fast or an unatoned fast, and it is difficult for them to calculate what they owe, whether it be expiation or making up missed fasts, due to various reasons such as not knowing the number, or being unable to fulfill an estimation, or fearing death before making up the fasts, or repeated invalidation of fasts?
Does obsessive doubt invalidate the fast of one making up for missed fasts (Qadaa’) by intending to break the fast, swallowing food remnants, or water entering the ear, for someone who suffers from it?
How can the missed days of Ramadan fasting and the days of fasting related to oaths, whose numbers have become mixed, be estimated in order to perform the obligatory expiation?
Is it valid for one to fast to make up for a missed fast if he intended to fast at night, then forgot and ate, drank, and had intercourse during the day, and remembered before sunset, so he abstained?
What should one who repents from sins and transgressions that necessitate many expiations, such as swearing oaths, making vows, and not fasting Ramadan, do? And is repentance or standing in night prayer sufficient to remove these expiations from him, or must they be fulfilled?
What is the ruling regarding the days a wife did not fast, and what is the ruling if she is unable to make them up before the next Ramadan, and what is the ruling on her fasting the coming Ramadan if the doctor advises her to break her fast to protect the health of the child or to avoid dehydration problems?
Is it obligatory for a woman to make up for days she missed in Ramadan due to pregnancy and breastfeeding, then missed the rest of the month after her child's reliance on breastfeeding decreased, knowing that she fed some fasting people for those days?
What should I do about the missed fasting days of Ramadan, this past one and those before it, knowing that I am ill and can fast sometimes but feel tired, and how do I pay expiation for the days I did not make up?
Is it correct to understand that the expiation for making up for Ramadan fasts that are overdue by more than a year is 750 grams of rice for each day, and that it should be given to one needy person without specifying the day? And is there a connection between making up the fasts (qada') and the expiation (kaffarah) such that they must be performed together, or can they be separated? And should the needy person be informed that this is an expiation for fasting?
What is the ruling on a husband having sexual intercourse with his wife while she is observing a supererogatory fast, knowing that she is also making up missed obligatory fasts?
Are the actions mentioned in the question—taking one's younger brother into the bathroom naked, touching and embracing him, masturbating afterward, and informing the mother of this—considered apostasy (leaving the faith), or do they require expiation, making up for missed obligations, or seeking absolution from a human right? And is my informing my friends of my repentance considered publicizing a sin?
How would one make up for the missed fasting days and the expiation for someone who did not fast their obligation for several years and then wished to fast them?
What is the ruling on making up for one day of Ramadan after a long time has passed? Is expiation (kaffarah) required along with making up (qada') due to the delay? Is the one who delays making up sinful? And is it obligatory to make up before mid-Sha'ban?
Does not removing the hair that must be shaved from the body before fasting to make up for days of Ramadan invalidate the fast?