Making Up Missed Fasts
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What is the ruling regarding the days I broke my fast in Ramadan, and is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory upon me, given that I stopped fasting and praying due to a discharge (al-kadrah) which I could not discern whether it was menstruation (hayd) or abnormal bleeding (istihadah)? And what should I do concerning fasting the six days of Shawwal and fasting to make up for Ramadan (qada' Ramadan)?
Is it permissible to fast a voluntary fast with two intentions (making up a missed fast and a Sunnah fast)? And what is the ruling on fasting for the traveler and the sick person who are able to fast?
Is it permissible to pay the expiation for delaying the making up of Ramadan fasts in money to a needy woman, if she is the one who requested the money because it is more suitable for her to buy a specific type of food, knowing that the original form of expiation is food?
What is the ruling on fasting the day of Arafah with a prior intention of making up for missed fasts (qada'), then forgetting the intention of qada' on the day of Arafah and fasting it with the intention of a voluntary (nafl) fast? Is it counted as qada' or only as nafl?
What should my sister with Down syndrome do if she is unable to fast for the first time after reaching puberty? And how much is the fidyah for her, if it is required?
Is it obligatory to make up the fast of the days of menstruation, knowing that menstruation is beyond one's control and the woman fasted these days while menstruating?
Is delaying the making up of Ramadan days since the age of six considered a shortcoming, and how are the due expiations for those days to be made up? Must they be paid daily, or can they be collected and given as charity? Is it obligatory to fast the days consecutively? What is the value of one expiation? And is it necessary to make up for an unknown number of days on which one broke their fast?
Is there a sin upon her parents for preventing her from fasting as a child based on doctors' reports? And must she make up all the missed days of fasting since puberty?
What is the validity of accusing the fatwas of the Permanent Committee of ignorance in their answer regarding the fasting of a traveler and the breaking of the fast by an airplane passenger, and what is the validity of the claim that the hadiths they cited, such as: "The one who fasts while traveling is like the one who breaks his fast while at home" and "Indeed, only the latter is taken," are abrogated, and what is the validity of their citing the action of Umar ibn al-Khattab regarding making up for missed fasts?
Is it obligatory to pay the debt a third time, and is the amount doubled, after it was mistakenly given to an impermissible party, following its initial mistaken disbursement as well?
Is it obligatory for a woman who has abstained from fasting for four years due to a psychological illness (fever and nervous disorder) to make up for the fasts she missed?
Is it permissible for a woman to break her fast in Ramadan due to a migraine, and how does she make up the days she missed?
What is the way to overcome shortcomings in performing prayers and fasting, listening to music, feeling despair regarding the acceptance of good deeds, and ignorance of religious matters?
Is it permissible for a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis to break their fast in Ramadan, when two Muslim doctors have determined that they cannot endure fasting?
Is it permissible to give the expiation for delaying the making up of fasts to a needy widowed maternal aunt, and to a maternal uncle who is employed but whose salary is insufficient and who supports children studying at university? And what is its value and how is it to be given out?
What should I do about my mother who refuses to repent and make up the days she missed fasting in Ramadan due to menstruation in her youth, excusing herself with ignorance and the absence of someone to instruct her at that time?
Does deliberately swallowing blood in Ramadan necessitate only a make-up fast (qada'), or both a make-up fast and expiation (kaffarah), and is there a difference of opinion regarding this ruling?
What is the ruling regarding the days the deceased did not fast: must they be made up by fasting, or is expiation through feeding due, given the uncertainty as to whether he made them up?
What must a girl do who completed the Ramadan fast at thirteen years of age, then broke her fast for four days due to menstruation out of shyness and told no one, and now eight years have passed since then; what should she do?
ما هو المبلغ المالي (بالدرهم) الواجب إخراجه كفدية عن الإفطار في رمضان بسبب مرض مزمن يمنع الصيام، في حال عدم القدرة على إطعام مسكين؟
What is the ruling on donating to any entity, such as orphans or mosques, instead of feeding specific needy people? And what is the value of expiation for each day in Egyptian pounds, for making up for many years of unfasted and unrequited days of menstruation due to ignorance of the Sharia ruling?
What is the ruling on a woman who broke her fast during Ramadan due to foreplay that resulted in secretions (without intercourse)? Does she have to make up for one day or fast for two consecutive months? Is it sufficient for her to fast extra days in Shawwal instead of this day? What is the expiation for delaying the make-up fast? Is it permissible to pay money instead of feeding the poor?
What is the ruling on making up missed Ramadan fasts if the intention was not made from the night before due to ignorance of the religious ruling, and is it obligatory to repeat the fast along with expiation?
Is it permissible to give charity instead of fasting Ramadan due to an illness that prevents one from taking medication regularly?