Fasting: Missed Fasts in Early Maturity Due to Weakness: What Is the Ruling?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Fasting: Missed Fasts in Early Maturity Due to Weakness: What Is the Ruling?

English:

Question #746:

I did not fast after reaching the age of maturity until I was twelve years old, because I was physically too weak to do so. What should I do now in this regard?

Answer #746:

You should perform the qaḍā’ for the days of fasting that you did not perform after becoming ritually mature. And if you deliberately — voluntarily and without a shar‘ī excuse — did not fast, then you will have to pay the kaffārah as well.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Fasting