Making Up Missed Fasts
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Is it permissible for a woman to fast to make up for missed days of Ramadan with the intention of a supererogatory fast so that she can break her fast if she is unable to complete it?
What is the meaning of Abu Hanifa's opinion being "disfavored" regarding feeding one poor person the food of sixty poor people? And is the interpretation of "poor person" as "a mudd" rejected, even though some schools of thought permit feeding by the mudd? And what is the extent of the validity of the saying that expiation is not obligatory for one who delays making up missed Ramadan fasts without an excuse, and that it does not multiply with the number of years?
What are the consequences of not making up the days of missed fasting due to menstruation in Ramadan?
What is the method for making up the three days that I broke my fast in Ramadan without a valid excuse? Do I have to fast and pay expiation, or just fast? Is expiation obligatory before fasting? And what should I do about the two days that I fasted with the intention of making up, before knowing the ruling on expiation?
Is it permissible to give the expiation of feeding the needy to those who are in debt, or who need to complete a building for marriage, or to needy relatives who sometimes find food and sometimes do not?
How is the expiation for fasting due from a father who did not fast for many years due to drugs and intoxicants, then repented and became ill, unable to fast, to be paid? And are the days counted from his youth or from his repentance? How is the expiation calculated? And is it permissible for the son to pay it on behalf of his poor father?
Is it permissible to give the expiation for the remaining days of Ramadan's make-up fasts, after a year has passed, to a trusted person to distribute on her behalf?
Does masturbating during the daytime in Ramadan invalidate the fast and necessitate making up the missed days (qada') and offering expiation (kaffarah), given that one cannot recall the number of times this was done out of ignorance? And what is the ruling on a man touching a woman during the daytime in Ramadan without ejaculation?
Is it permissible to observe Ramadan with the intention of making up a specified votive fast?
What is the ruling regarding past prayers and fasting for someone who was ignorant that masturbation necessitates ghusl or invalidates the fast, and what is the ruling regarding the two days on which he masturbated after gaining knowledge, and what is the expiation for repeated oaths to abandon masturbation and then breaking them?
Is sin and expiation obligatory for one who had intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan after having intended to fast, knowing that they are travelers?
What is the ruling regarding a father not making up for missed fasting days after seven years lived in Europe due to instability, knowing that he has performed Hajj and is 63 years old?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a woman who broke her fast for the entire month of Ramadan 31 years ago due to childbirth and has not made up for it until now?
What is the ruling on someone who missed a few days of last Ramadan and did not remember them until three days before Ramadan, and does not know their exact number, whether it is three or four, and he fasted three days with the intention of fasting four as a precaution, but Ramadan began before he could complete the fourth day?
What should a woman do if she was unable to make up for the days of menstruation from the previous Ramadan before the arrival of the next Ramadan, and she does not have sufficient money to feed the poor for the many days she missed: Does she wait until the full amount is available, or does she feed in installments according to what is available?
Is it permissible to give the expiatory money for not fasting Ramadan to a jobless brother, and is it permissible to take a part of it to visit a sick person who is not in need?
What is the ruling on a child breaking their fast in Ramadan due to incitement from their parents, and what are the implications of this in terms of making up the fast after they reach puberty?
I am in a single college and I am fasting; is there destruction in that?
What is the method for making up missed Ramadan fasts on behalf of the deceased? And should the expiation (kaffarah) be paid for each day individually, or all at once? And is the expiation calculated for multiple years or just for one year, if the deceased delayed making up the fasts for several years?
Is the personal exertion (ijtihad) of the questioner—in the form of fasting and charity—sufficient to atone for his past sins, and how can he regain Allah's pleasure and the tranquility of his soul?
How is the intention made at the beginning of Ramadan, and how is the fast of Ramadan observed for two years, while continuing to take epilepsy medication that cannot be stopped or have its timings changed?
Is it obligatory to make up for days of vowed fasting that I broke due to a legitimate Shar'i excuse, or is there an expiation that can be offered instead of fasting?
Is it obligatory for a cancer patient who has undergone surgery, suffers from chronic diseases, and is elderly to make up for missed fasts (qada') or to feed the poor (fidya), given his intention to fast next Ramadan?
What should a celiac patient who is unable to fast due to the nature of their illness do regarding days of making up fasts and during the month of Ramadan?