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HUKUM QADHA' PUASA BAGI ORANG YANG MENINGGAL DUNIA
What is the ruling on making up the missed fasts of a person who has died?
Short answer
If a person died before being able to make up missed fasts, he is not sinful and the fasts need not be replaced, since it was not due to negligence.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
If a person died before being able to make up missed fasts, he is not sinful and the fasts need not be replaced, since it was not due to negligence. If he died after becoming able to make them up but did not do so, it is recommended for his guardian to fast on his behalf. The guardian means a relative or heir of the deceased, whether or not entitled to inherit. This follows the view of Imam al-Nawawi chosen in Tashih al-Tanbih.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Orang yang meninggal dunia sebelum mampu mengqhada' puasanya, tidak berdosa dan puasanya tidak perlu diganti disebabkan bukan kecuainnya.
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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. “HUKUM QADHA' PUASA BAGI ORANG YANG MENINGGAL DUNIA”, 26 June 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/1960-hukum-qadha-puasa-bagi-orang-yang-meninggal-dunia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-making-up-fasts-of-deceased-person/