Fatwa: # 17035
Category: Ramadan
Country: Pakistan
Date: 18th August 2008

Title

Last ramadan i had an accident due to which I was not able to fast for 12 days. until now i have not fasted to compensate those twelve. do i still have time before the coming ramazan to fast.

Question

Last ramadan i had an accident due to which I was not able to fast for 12 days. until now i have not fasted to compensate those twelve. do i still have time before the coming ramazan to fast. plz reply quickly

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

You may make qadha (make up) for your missed fasts even now before Ramadan or after Ramadan. It is not necessary that you keep all twelve fasts at once. You may fast according to your convenience. However, the sooner you make up the missed fasts, the better.

Wassalam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

DISCLAIMER - AskImam.org questions
AskImam.org answers issues pertaining to Shar'ah. Thereafter, these questions and answers are placed for public view on www.askimam.org for educational purposes. However, many of these answers are unique to a particular scenario and cannot be taken as a basis to establish a ruling in another situation or another environment. Askimam.org bears no responsibility with regards to these questions being used out of their intended context.
  • The Shar's ruling herein given is based specifically on the question posed and should be read in conjunction with the question.
  • AskImam.org bears no responsibility to any party who may or may not act on this answer and is being hereby exempted from loss or damage howsoever caused.
  • This answer may not be used as evidence in any Court of Law without prior written consent of AskImam.org.
  • Any or all links provided in our emails, answers and articles are restricted to the specific material being cited. Such referencing should not be taken as an endorsement of other contents of that website.
The Messenger of Allah said, "When Allah wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him the understanding of Deen."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]