Must one make up for the days in which one masturbated during the daytime in Ramadan, and does the Hadith, "Raised from my Ummah are error, forgetfulness, and what they are coerced into," include one who is ignorant of the ruling?
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A Muslim's excuse of ignorance varies depending on how the information reached them and the clarity of the issue. Whoever resides in Muslim lands where scholars are available is obligated to learn their essential religious duties, such as the rulings on fasting and what invalidates it. They are not excused for their ignorance if they have been negligent. Masturbation invalidates the fast according to the general consensus of scholars. Therefore, the questioner is not excused for his ignorance of this ruling, and he is bound by what is stated in Fatwas 32452 and 35061.
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