Making Up Missed Fasts
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What should an elderly woman do regarding missed fasting days for many years due to her lack of knowledge; should she fast the days by estimation or give charity?
What should a 44-year-old woman, afflicted with diabetes, do regarding making up for missed Ramadan fasts from years past, the number of which she does not remember, knowing that she did not make up the fasts for three consecutive years due to pregnancy and diabetes and only offered expiation, and is it permissible for her to delegate someone to fast on her behalf as a make-up along with expiation?
What must my friend do to make up for the days of Ramadan she missed, and does she only have to make them up, or is there an expiation as well? What is the expiation, and to whom should it be given?
What is the ruling on fasting for someone afflicted with chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart conditions, and is their fast valid despite severe hardship, or is fasting obligatory, or is breaking the fast permissible?
Must I make up the days I did not fast, given that I am not certain I had reached the age of religious accountability at that time?
Is it permissible to observe voluntary fasting before making up for missed Ramadan fasts, and is it possible to combine the intention of making up for missed fasts with that of voluntary fasting?
Is it permissible for me to fast the five days that my deceased colleague missed from Ramadan, knowing that she is not one of my relatives?
Must zakat be paid or given for the days the deceased father did not fast, having died in an accident on the 6th of Ramadan?
Is it permissible to fast to make up for Ramadan on the day immediately preceding Ramadan, and what is the expiation for doing so?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who gave birth to her daughter in Ramadan and breastfed her naturally, but was unable to make up for the days she missed in Ramadan?
How much money is due for feeding the needy for five days of Ramadan fasting that the questioner missed ten years ago, knowing that her husband is unwilling to pay the amount on her behalf?
If a Muslim misses days of Ramadan due to a legitimate Shar'i excuse and is unable to make them up before the onset of the following Ramadan, does he incur the expiation of feeding a poor person for each day he makes up after Ramadan?
How can one deal with having reached 30 years of age without regularly performing prayers and fasting, while being aware of the Quranic verses and Prophetic hadiths that speak of the importance of worship and the consequences of neglecting it, and having a desire for guidance and consistency in acts of worship?
Is my mother required to make up for the Ramadan fasting she missed when she was thirteen and a half years old due to her ignorance and her father's ignorance?
Is expiation (kaffara) obligatory for someone who broke their fast in Ramadan due to their father's insistence, despite being able to fast, or is making up the fast (qada') sufficient?
Is it a condition to observe sequence when making up days missed in previous Ramadans by an elderly person due to masturbation out of ignorance of the ruling, in addition to days whose fasting is doubted from the Ramadan of their puberty year? Is continuity required in making up these days? And is the intention of "making up a day from what is owed from previous Ramadans" sufficient, given their ignorance of the number of days and their inability to recall what they have already made up?
Is it obligatory for a sister to make up the days of fasting that she missed in Ramadan 20 years ago, given that she paid money as expiation for them?
Is the expiation for delaying the making up of Ramadan fasts an obligatory, a necessary, or a recommended act, and is it permissible to postpone it until money is available?
Is it obligatory to make up prayers and fasts for the years during which signs of puberty appeared before menstruation, given the ignorance of their obligation? Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory in addition to making up for the years in which masturbation was practiced during the daytime in Ramadan due to ignorance of the ruling, given the lack of funds, and is it permissible to take money from one's father to pay the expiation?
What should I say as an intention to differentiate between making up missed days of Ramadan and making up missed days of Ramadan that were delayed along with the Fidyah (minor expiation)?
What should I do about breaking my fast in Ramadan two years ago due to menstruation and not having made up for it yet, especially since I reside in America and cannot find poor Muslims to give charity to for each day?
Is it obligatory to fast the days that the mother missed in her youth due to a valid Shar'i excuse, and is a kaffarah (expiation) for delay incumbent along with the fasting, given that the number of days is unknown?
How can one make up for fasting the past years, and is repentance obligatory if one is unsure about the number of days missed due to exams and studying?
Is it permissible to fast the six days of Shawwal with the intention of making up for the days a woman missed due to menstruation, or must she first make up for those days and then fast the six days of Shawwal?