Back to search
The question

Must a person who drank alcohol at night in Ramadan make up the day or offer expiation?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

Drinking alcohol at night does not affect the validity of the fast, as night is not the time for fasting, based on the Almighty's saying: "Then complete the fast until the night." It is a condition to have the intention to fast from the night, according to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Whoever does not intend to fast from the night, there is no fast for him." There is no need for قضى (making up the fast) or كفارة (expiation). Drinking alcohol is a major sin, and its حرمة (prohibition) is intensified in .

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
64902
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy