I Recently started practicing Islam and
Taking it more seriously
How should I make up the fasts for the previous 10 years, which I have missed
Good question
First of all
The days that you have missed are one of two
Either you decided from night time
Meaning that a lot of the Muslims
Simply don't have the intention to fast. So
They don't fast the whole month or 10 days or one week or whatever
they don't even bother by eating suhoor the pre-dawn meal and
Fast half of the day they don't fast to begin with
or a
Person fasted couple of hours or so and then broke his fast
So these are two different scenarios
if
the ten years that you have skipped
if you were from the first scenario, meaning that you are so
neglectful
you are so
heedless
That you didn't even intend to fast tomorrow. So tomorrow is the first day of Ramadan
Tomorrow's the tenth day of Ramadan who cares?
I'm not fasting you go to bed intending not too fast to wake up not fasting eating and drinking it. Whatever
If this is the case
Then you cannot make up for these ten years
What do you mean? Sure well actually?
Allah has instructed you to fast and gave you a time limit to fast and you skipped fasting intentionally
without any legitimate reason
In this case, you cannot make up for the missed days
Likewise with prayer by the way
has prescribed upon us to pray though
From this particular time where when it begins and it finishes at the time of a sir
during which I
didn't pray
Why didn't you pray? Well, I was at my work
at my desk working then we had a comforter a couple of
Conference calls then. We had a meeting with the boss. Then I was too lazy. It's like half an hour to prayer
I don't feel like praying now and the van was cold and all of a sudden I
have did not pray
Stop for Allah. I'm gonna pray it now. No, no, don't bother
you can't I
Can't yes, you can't and if you do a low not accept it. Come on shift. What is the concept of Allah?
In Arabic is Allah
So what's the concept of?
making it up a making it up when you have a legitimate reason such as over sleeping or
Forgetfulness. I always pray on time the heart of Prayer what's called?
I met my boss. I totally forgot
Though her prayer until
Was and then given yeah Wow, I didn't pray. Well why I forgot I
Can make it up?
Because I have a legitimate reason the Prophet said not a his
Upon a prayer or forgets it must pray it as soon as he remembers it there's no expiration for that
Now listen carefully must pray it as soon as he remembers it there is no expiration expiration for what?
forgetfulness and
Oversleeping are already exempted
Hold us accountable if we forget or her make an error and also the that the is uplifted
From those who are who is asleep until he wakes up. So there's no sin on me. Yes yet
The Prophet said there is no expiation for what was done except to pray it as soon as you remember
Which means that if you're neither sleeping nor?
forgetting
Then you cannot pray it. You cannot make it up and I'll give you a third example
When do people go to Hajj in Arafah
come from
my country wearing my haram on the
seventh day
I'm eager and I'm happy I go to the customs. They look into my passport
They check my visa and they see that there is some mistake earth
They detained me
for four nights
Frustrated
hurt
Angry on the first night. They say now you can leave we rectified the mistake we've
Checked with the embassy. It's authentic. You can go so now it is the 11th of
Every single program is in Mena
So immediately from the airport I go to Arafat
to Mount Arafat not a single soul is there so I stay there and
What are you doing I'm
performing Hajj
Excuse me
What do you want me to do? I came all the way
So I have to sorry no can do
because hatch is prescribed at a specific time and
You've missed the time
that verily prayer was prescribed upon the believers at
Specific times if you miss the time you missed a prayer. I'll make it up you don't have a legitimate reason
It's gone forever
Fasting was prescribed in Ramadan if you come a month earlier you say hmm. I'm gonna fast Ramadan in Shaban
does it work definitely not if you say
have a lot of
Football matches tennis tournaments. I'm a sportsman. I'm really gonna fast Ramadan. I'm gonna shift it to show well,
It doesn't work. Okay, it's not up to me in you it is
specifically set at a particular date
You miss it. No legitimate reason
Scenario number two, I
Woke up with the intention of fasting I had to hold last night, and I'm tending to fast
Ten o'clock god, I'm hungry
Look right look left. No one is watching
opened the can of tuna fish
Put some lemon some salt black pepper, maybe a little bit of onions
excellent some bread and
a glass of milk and
I consumed this meal I broke my fast
After Ramadan, I regretted it chef. Can I make up that miss day or
Am I considered to be like our friend who missed that 10 years without any legitimate reason?
In your case, you have to make up
He objects. What's the difference between me and him? Ah, I'll tell you the difference
The difference is that he started the worship and he broke it
Intentionally he has to make it up
Because he started it you on the other hand did not even intend to start it. So
It's gone. The time is gone. It's missed so as a punishment for him. He has to make up what he broke any
one of the things that are restricted for him before
The day of Arafah is to have intimacy with his spouse if he has intimacy with his spouse
If he has intimacy with his spouse in his Haram, his Hajj is invalid
He has to sacrifice a camel or a cow. He has to continue this present Hajj and
Next year, he has to perform a new Hajj because this Hajj was totally invalid
Capiche so it's the same thing this guy he broke his fast. He has to make it up
this guy did not fast nor intend to fast to begin with then he cannot make that up and I hope this
explains things to you