Making up fasts one one purposefully missed

I have not fasted the obligatory fasts of Ramadaan for the past 20 years. What am I supposed to do?


When you do not keep the fasts of Ramadaan knowingly and and out of free will when you could have done so, then you have committed a major sin. You have to sincerely repent to Allah.


Additionally, you have to make up your fasts. And if you delayed the fasts of Ramadaan, which you were supposed to make up, until next Ramadaan then you will now have to pay a Kaffaarah for each fast you delayed according to the majority of the scholars. The Kaffaarah is 750 grams of rice or the like.


And if you had intercourse during any of those days when you were supposed to fast and did not fast knowingly and purposefully, then you have to give the bigger Kaffaarah for each day when you had intercourse. The Kaffaarah for that is freeing a believing female slave.


If one is not able to do that then fasting two consecutive months.


And if one is not able to do that then one must feed 60 Miskeen.


According to the majority of scholars the above sequence must be maintained. Meaning that you cannot choose the Kaffaarah. Rather, you have to free a believing female slave. If you cannot then you move on to fasting two consecutive months. If you cannot then you feed 60 Miskeen.



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How does a person who has not fasted for 20 years make up the fasts?

The Kaffaarah of having intercourse during Ramadaan