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AL-KAFI #847 : QADHA PUASA KERANA WAS-WAS
Is it necessary to make up for last Ramadan's fasts merely because of doubts that they were not valid?
Short answer
Making up missed fasts is obligatory when a fast was deliberately left or invalidated.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Making up missed fasts is obligatory when a fast was deliberately left or invalidated. If a person only has doubts or obsessive worries about fasts already performed in the previous Ramadan, there is no need to make them up, as they remain valid under the principle that a ruling stays as it was. The fatwa advises against excess in worship and against obsessive doubt, and recommends seeking refuge in Allah when such whispers arise.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
jika ragu-ragu atau was-was terhadap puasa yang telah dilakukan pada Ramadhan yang lepas, maka tidak perlulah diganti.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #847 : QADHA PUASA KERANA WAS-WAS”, 15 October 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2671-al-kafi-847-qadha-puasa-kerana-was-was. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/make-up-fasts-because-of-waswas-doubt/