How can I calculate the days I did not fast?
- Can I pay fidyah for the days of fasting that I missed?
Dear Brother / Sister,
A man who does not exactly know how many days of fasting he missed subtracts twelve from his age and a woman subtracts nine from her age. Then, the number of the year is multiplied by thirty. The number of the days that he/she fasted is subtracted from this sum.
A person determines how many days he needs to perform fasting based on his calculations and his view. It will be easier if he fasts every Monday and Thursday or every other day when he performs fasting for the missed days.
A person who can perform fasting cannot get rid of the responsibility of the missed days by paying fidyah. However, a person who is very ill and who has no hope of recovery can and has to pay fidyah for the days he failed to fast.
Questions on Islam
- Will you give information about the qada of skipped fasting and giving fidyah for skipped fasting?
- Can ransom (fidyah) for fasting be given to a charity organization?
- Does a woman who cannot fast in pregnancy perform fasting later or pay fidyah?
- Does a person who cannot fast and who does not have any money have to give fidyah?
- If an ill person does not have enough money to pay fidyah, can his daughter pay fidyah on behalf of her father?
- Is it permissible for a person who does hard manual labor not to perform fasting? What are the excuses that makes it permissible for a person not to fast?
- Could you give information about the qada (compensation) of missed fasts and paying ransom (fidyah) for those fasts?
- Should those who have difficulty in performing fasting due to their conditions perform fasting later or pay fidya?
- Frequently Asked Questions on Fasting
- Is it a sin not to perform fasting in the month of Ramadan without any excuse? Will it be a sin if i skip Ramadan fasting without any excuse with the intention of fasting in winter? Will fasting performed in winter replace the fasting skipped in Ramadan?
