Fatwaa.net - Fatawa | I am now (57) years old. When I was (9) years old, my parents immigrated to America, and when I reached puberty, I did not know that I was required to fast and pray. When we returned to Jordan, I was (15) years old and began fasting. Do I owe any expiation or making up for the missed fasts?

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23 / 06 / 2026

Ignorance of the Obligation of Fasting at the Beginning of Puberty

Question

I am now (57) years old. When I was (9) years old, my parents immigrated to America, and when I reached puberty, I did not know that I was required to fast and pray. When we returned to Jordan, I was (15) years old and began fasting. Do I owe any expiation or making up for the missed fasts?

Answer

I say, and with God's help: You must estimate what you have missed and make it up, and we hope that your ignorance of the ruling in non-Muslim countries will exempt you from the expiation, and God knows best.

Ignorance of the Obligation of Fasting at the Beginning of Puberty

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