Should I make up my fasts?

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Up until now I have been fasting from sunrise to Maghrib time. Today I learned that fasting is from the start of the Fajr prayer. So my past fasting isn’t valid? Should I make up the fasting of the past?
 
Montana said:
Up until now I have been fasting from sunrise to Maghrib time. Today I learned that fasting is from the start of the Fajr prayer. So my past fasting isn’t valid? Should I make up the fasting of the past?
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No because you just need to repent and also you didn't even know so since you know now it's ok it matters about your intension since you didn't intend to purposely screw it up you arnt sinful so u don't need to do anything it's like finding out you've had a mistake in surah al fatiha would u have to redo all your fard prayers of course not
 
Bobbyflay23 said:
No because you just need to repent and also you didn't even know so since you know now it's ok it matters about your intension since you didn't intend to purposely screw it up you arnt sinful so u don't need to do anything it's like finding out you've had a mistake in surah al fatiha would u have to redo all your fard prayers of course not
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On what basis you are saying this.
 
Montana said:
Up until now I have been fasting from sunrise to Maghrib time. Today I learned that fasting is from the start of the Fajr prayer. So my past fasting isn’t valid? Should I make up the fasting of the past?
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I think you should ask a scholar. He ie the right person to advise you.
 
Bobbyflay23 said:
On the basis that when a sinner has came back to Islam he doesn't have to redo his ramadans he just needs to repent from videos and on the basis that he didn't purposely do it sure if he has a few days to fast then he should just re do it but there's probably years and years of ramadans that happened before he realized do you really think allah is going to burden him by making him fast a entire year
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The case of revert to Muslims by birth is different.
Plz see the links shared above.
 
Montana said:
Up until now I have been fasting from sunrise to Maghrib time. Today I learned that fasting is from the start of the Fajr prayer. So my past fasting isn’t valid? Should I make up the fasting of the past?
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The time of fasting starts when the time of fajr starts. Read this to understand the concept.

Today you can look up on the Internet or in published charts when the time of fajr starts. You cannot eat or drink when the time of fajr starts.

If you do, your fast will not be valid.
 
Jazak Allahu Khair for helping me. The links you provided were very helpful and I am certain the ruling that I need to make up the days is applicable to me. I am a convert by the way and will need to make up 150 days and pay ½ saa’a for each day.

So I should make them up as soon as possible? Except for fasting on the 2 Eids and the 3 days after Eid Al-Adha?
 
I believe your situation is a little different from the circumstances given in the links. I would ask a real scholar. This is a rare case. I believe it is because you didn't have so many Muslims around to correct your practice. And in some internet sources it realy says from sunrise to sunset. There is always confusing info in net.
 
Montana said:
Jazak Allahu Khair for helping me. The links you provided were very helpful and I am certain the ruling that I need to make up the days is applicable to me. I am a convert by the way and will need to make up 150 days and pay ½ saa’a for each day.

So I should make them up as soon as possible? Except for fasting on the 2 Eids and the 3 days after Eid Al-Adha?
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Giving half saa is only for those who are permanently too ill to fast. You have to make up for them by fasting
 
The ruling for feeding the poor as a substitute for makeup fasts applies only to someone with a chronic illness that prevents one from fasting and that is not expected to improve for the rest of one’s life. This is to the extent that, were one in such a state to donate to the poor for missed fasts and then later improve in health (such that able to fast), one would have to make up those missed fasts. [Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

http://islamqa.org/hanafi/seekersguidance-hanafi/32432
 
anatolian said:
No, I mean does he really make them up? If so, why is that?
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yes he has to as his fasts are basically 'missed' as they weren't accepted

since they are owed to ALlah and hasn't been given to Him yet, they still have to be offered; it's like if we miss the deadline for paying back some borrowed money, that dont mean we dont have to pay it anymore does it?
 
AbdullahAziz said:
The ruling for feeding the poor as a substitute for makeup fasts applies only to someone with a chronic illness that prevents one from fasting and that is not expected to improve for the rest of one’s life. This is to the extent that, were one in such a state to donate to the poor for missed fasts and then later improve in health (such that able to fast), one would have to make up those missed fasts. [Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

http://islamqa.org/hanafi/seekersguidance-hanafi/32432
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No bro you couldn't understand this fatwa and his case as well.

His case is of kaffarah (expiration). He kept fast though but he didn't know the correct timings of fast.

Whereas the fatwa explains the case when someone doesn't keep fast due to certain reasons
 
Montana said:
Jazak Allahu Khair for helping me. The links you provided were very helpful and I am certain the ruling that I need to make up the days is applicable to me. I am a convert by the way and will need to make up 150 days and pay ½ saa’a for each day.

So I should make them up as soon as possible? Except for fasting on the 2 Eids and the 3 days after Eid Al-Adha?
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Plz see post #18 and tell me if I am correct.
 
azc said:
No bro you couldn't understand this fatwa and his case as well.

His case is of kaffarah (expiration). He kept fast though but he didn't know the correct timings of fast.

Whereas the fatwa explains the case when someone doesn't keep fast due to certain reasons
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Kaffara is when someone deliberately breaks fasts. He 'broke' them by mistake so should make up 1 for 1
 

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