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Invalidating the Fast of the Day of Qada Due to Illness
A woman wanted to fast on the 15th of Sha'ban with the intention of making up missed fasts, but due to an illness that afflicted her, she was unable to complete the fast. Is her intention valid and does she earn the reward for this blessed day? Does she have to make up two days instead, one for the first missed fast and one for what she committed herself to?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: Her intention is not valid except for making up the fast, and she must make up only one day, which is a substitute for the day that was not valid; because it was not valid, and God knows best.
