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When To Make Qadhaa Or Kaffaarah Of A Fast

· 4 Ramadan 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a person intentionally decided not to fast any day in the month, say the night before the 5th Ramadhaan one decided one does not want to fast the following day . So for that day should one make qadha only or kaffarah. If one has to make qadhaa only what’s the reasoning and if it’s kaffarah what’s the reasoning?

Answer

If a person intentionally did not fast in the month of Ramadhan, he will have to make Qadha of that fast and there will be no Kaffaarah.

Kaffaarah will only become compulsory if a person starts his fast and thereafter deliberately (without any valid excuse) carries out an action that nullifies the fast.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ومن أصبح في رمضان لا ينوي الصوم فأكل أو شرب أو جامع عليه قضاء ذلك اليوم ولا كفارة عليه عند أصحابنا الثلاثة وعند زفر عليه الكفارة بناء على أن صوم رمضان يتأدى بدون النية عنده فوجد إفساد صوم رمضان بشرائطه، وعندنا لا يتأدى فلم يوجد الصوم فاستحال الإفساد

بدائع الصنائع ۲/ ۱۰۱ دار الكتب العلمية

أصبح في رمضان لا ينوي الصوم فأكل أو شرب، فلا كفارة عليه

المحيط البرهاني ٣٦٦/٣ إدارة القرآن و العلوم الإسلامية

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Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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