What is the sin of not fasting without any excuse?
Abu Hurayrah quotes the Prophet (SAW) as saying:
The one who did not fast on a (particular) day of Ramadan without a (valid) excuse will not be able to make it up by fasting a (whole) lifetime, even if he were to do that (Ibn Majah, Sawm: 14)
As it is understood from the glorious Hadith, by breaking the fast without an excuse, one makes a mistake which has a huge responsibility and so difficult to redeem.
Although one can compensate by fasting the Kaffarah Sawm of 60 days for breaking his/her fasting without any valid excuse, He/she cannot get the reward of that broken fast by any means. He/she misses out that grace.
As our Prophet stated, he/she cannot regain the same reward even fasting yearlong rather than a Kaffarah Sawm.
Because it is impossible to regain the reward, grace of a timely worship by making Qadha of it.
- What is the sin of not fasting without any excuse?
- What a fasting person should do as a Kaffarah (Atonement) when he/she does one of the things that invalidate the fast?
- What should a person who skipped fasting one day in Ramadan though he had no excuse like being ill do?
- What a fasting person should do as a Kaffarah (Atonement) when he/she does one of the things that invalidate the fast?
- Is qada or kaffarah necessary for a person who does masturbation when he is fasting?
- How is kaffarah fasting performed? If a person breaks fasting in Ramadan more than one day, how many times does he have to perform kaffarah fasting? Does kaffarah fasting become necessary if a person does not fast in Ramadan?
- What are the evidences of the obligation of kaffarah (atonement) for fasting?
- Will you write the verses of the Quran and Hadiths about Ramadan and Fasting?
- Frequently Asked Questions on Fasting
- Is it permissible for a pregnant and breast-feeding woman not to fast?
