Ruling on Making up for the Days of Ramadan for a Valid Reason

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Question

I have a sister who lives on a mountain that is cut off from water, with a distance of no less than six hours between her and the water. She did not fast the whole month of Ramadan. What is your opinion regarding this, your eminence? Please advise us and may Allah reward you with the best reward.

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Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen
The questioner did not clarify the reason for not fasting during the month of Ramadan. However, what is apparent from his question is that she broke her fast due to shortage of water. In any case, if she broke her fast with a Sharʿi excuse (i.e., valid in Islam), then she must make up the (same) number of days that the people fasted. So, if the people fasted for twenty-nine days, she would make up twenty-nine days, and if they fasted for thirty days, she would make up thirty days.

Additional references

The Series of Fatwas of Noorun ʿAlā Ad-Darb of His Eminence, The Scholar, Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Sālih Ibn ʿUthaymīn - Tape: 4 Fatwa: 14