40- If a mukallaf who is ignorant about the ruling...

40- If a mukallaf who is ignorant about the ruling, had fasted during his journey, what is the ruling of his fasting? A: Sawm during a journey is incorrect. 41- If an elderly man or woman were unable to fast or it was difficult for them, are they allowed to break the fast? A: If they were unable to fast, they are allowed to break the fast and nothing would be upon them, while if the sawm was difficult for them, then they should pay kaffarah of one mudd for each day.

42- What is the kaffarah for every elderly man and woman and those with parching thirst? A: For each day they should pay one mudd of food only in cases where if the sawm was difficult for them and not if they were unable to fast. 43- Is one, who was unintentionally unconscious, obliged to do qada of the missed sawm during the period of unconsciousness? A: There is no qada upon him for the missed sawm during unconsciousness.

44- Should a person who was originally a non-believer (kafir), do qada of the missed sawm during his non-belief? A: There is no qada upon him after he had converted to Islam. 45- Is the Sunni obliged to do qada of his previous sawm when he becomes Shiite? A: If he was observing his sawm according to the rulings of his previous school of thought, there would no qada upon him after he had converted, otherwise, the qada would rest upon him. 46- Is it obligatory to hasten to do qada?

A: It is not obligatory, but it is not permissible to delay it without an excuse until the next month of Ramadan. 47- If a person, who broke his fast for an excuse, died before the end of the month of Ramadan, is it obligatory to do qada on his behalf? A: In the given question, doing qada on his behalf is not obligatory. 48- If a person had broken his sawm in the month of Ramadan due to an excuse and then the excuse continued to the next Ramadan, what is the ruling?

A: If the excuse was a disease which continued till the next Ramadan, the qada would fall from his debt and he should pay the kaffarah of a mudd for each day. And if the excuse was not a disease, whether the delaying of doing qada was due to an illness or another excuse, there would be nothing upon him other than observing qada. 49- What it would be the consequences if one had delayed doing qada till the next month of Ramadan?

A: If the delaying did not have an excuse, he is obliged to pay the kaffarah of one mudd of food for each day in addition to the qada. 50- Would the kaffarah [fediyah] be repeated with the repetition of the delay?