Delaying in keeping Qadha fasts of Ramadhaan - Is there a way to compensate?

· 11 Ramadan 1441 AH1 min readFatwa 45026English

Question

Salam Aleykoum,
I was supposed to make up a couple of days of missed fasts from last year and I kept on postponing it until now when there is a week before Ramadan I got my period and realized I will not have time to makeup all those missed days. Is there a way to compensate ?

Thank you, Salam

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

One should try to keep ones Qadha fasts as soon as possible as there is no guarantee of life. The Qadha fasts of one Ramadhan should not be delayed to such an extent that the next Ramadhan begins and one still has Qadha fasts of the previous year remaining. However, there will not be any penalty for delaying. You should cover up your missed fasts as soon as possible after Ramadhan is over.[i]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[i] الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2/ 423)

(وَقَضَوْا) لُزُومًا (مَا قَدَّرُوا بِلَا فِدْيَةٍ وَ) بِلَا (وَلَاءٍ) لِأَنَّهُ عَلَى التَّرَاخِي وَلِذَا جَازَ التَّطَوُّعُ قَبْلَهُ بِخِلَافِ قَضَاءِ الصَّلَاةِ.

(وَ) لَوْ جَاءَ رَمَضَانُ الثَّانِي (قُدِّمَ الْأَدَاءُ عَلَى الْقَضَاءِ) وَلَا فِدْيَةَ لِمَا مَرَّ خِلَافًا لِلشَّافِعِيِّ

و في الشرح: (قَوْلُهُ قَدَّمَ الْأَدَاءَ عَلَى الْقَضَاءِ) أَيْ يَنْبَغِي لَهُ ذَلِكَ، وَإِلَّا فَلَوْ قَدَّمَ الْقَضَاءَ وَقَعَ عَنْ الْأَدَاءِ كَمَا مَرَّ نَهْرٌ. قُلْت: بَلْ الظَّاهِرُ الْوُجُوبُ لِمَا مَرَّ أَوَّلَ الصَّوْمِ مِنْ أَنَّهُ لَوْ نَوَى النَّفَلَ أَوْ وَاجِبًا آخَرَ يُخْشَى عَلَيْهِ الْكُفْرُ تَأَمَّلْ (قَوْلُهُ لِمَا مَرَّ) أَيْ مِنْ أَنَّهُ عَلَى التَّرَاخِي (قَوْلُهُ خِلَافًا لِلشَّافِعِيِّ) حَيْثُ وَجَبَ مَعَ الْقَضَاءِ لِكُلِّ يَوْمٍ إطْعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ

حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 687)

"فإن جاء رمضان آخر" ولم يقض الفائت "قدم" الأداء "على القضاء" شرعا حتى لو نواه عن القضاء لا يقع إلا عن الأداء كما تقدم (من أنه معيار لا يسع غيره) "ولا فدية بالتأخير إليه" لإطلاق النص" (وهو قوله تعالى: {فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ}

كتاب النوازل 6/392

باسمہٖ سبحانہ تعالیٰ
الجواب وباللّٰہ التوفیق: آپ اپنے قضا شدہ روزے وقفہ وقفہ سے یا ایک ساتھ جیسا موقع ہو رکھ سکتی ہیں، اور جتنے روزے قضا ہوئے ہیں، بس اتنے ہی قضا کرنے ہوںگے زیادہ کی قضا کا حکم نہیں ہے، بالفرض اگر تیس روزے چھوٹ گئے ہیں، تو بس ۳۰؍ ہی قضا میں رکھے جائیںگے، اور ماہواری کے دنوں کے علاوہ میں آپ ان کی قضا رکھ سکتی ہیں۔
عن أبي سلمۃ قال: سمعت عائشۃ رضي اللّٰہ عنہا تقول: کان یکون علي الصوم من رمضان، فما استطیع أن أقضی إلا في شعبان، قال یحییٰ: الشغل من النبي صلی اللّٰہ علیہ وسلم أو بالنبي صلی اللّٰہ علیہ وسلم۔ (صحیح البخاري ۱؍۳۶۱ رقم: ۱۱۴۶)

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