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Orang perempuan yang meninggalkan puasa ramadhan kerana sebab tertentu kemudian sebelum sempat mengqada'kan, bolehkkah ia mengerjakan puasa enam?
Can a woman who has not yet made up her missed Ramadan fasts observe the six days of Shawwal?
Short answer
Missed Ramadan fasts must be made up. If she makes them up during the month of Shawwal, she also obtains the recommended reward of the six-day fast at the same time.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Missed Ramadan fasts must be made up. If she makes them up during the month of Shawwal, she also obtains the recommended reward of the six-day fast at the same time. She does not need to perform a separate six-day fast.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Puasa yang ditinggalkan mesti diqada'kan. Jika ia mengqada'kannya di dalam bulan syawal dapatlah dia sekali sunat puasa enam dengan tidak payah melakukan puasa yang berasingan.
Read the full fatwa on the Perak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Orang perempuan yang meninggalkan puasa ramadhan kerana sebab tertentu kemudian sebelum sempat mengqada'kan, bolehkkah ia mengerjakan puasa enam?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#puasa-3. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/six-shawwal-fasts-before-making-up-ramadan/