A person was unaware of the obligation of performing ghusl (ritual purification) during fasting and fasted for 8 days of Ramadan without performing it. Afterward, they learned about the obligation and performed ghusl. If the ruling is that they must make up the fast, is there also a penalty for the delay?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
1) If you were unaware of the issue of ritual impurity (janabah) or were certain that fasting is not invalidated by remaining in a state of janabah, you do not need to make up the fast, and your fast is considered valid. However, it is advisable to make it up in the latter case. If you were aware of the issue of janabah but were uncertain about the obligation of ghusl, you must make up those days as a precaution, and you must make up the fast and pay a penalty together.
2) If you delayed making up the fast of Ramadan for several years, you must not only make it up but also pay a penalty, which is to provide a measure of food for each day. There is no obligation for the delay in subsequent years, and the penalty does not fall away if you were unaware of the obligation to make it up.
Source: Special Inquiry + Message on Prayer and Fasting, Penalty for Delay, Issues 931 + 933
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):
1) You do not need to make up the fast if you were ignorant of the ruling and were excused for your ignorance.
2) As a precaution, you must pay a penalty for the delay, which is to provide 750 grams of food for each day, and it is permissible to give it to one poor person.
Source: Official website: 1, 2.
May you be successful in all good.