A person reflects on their experience of practicing masturbation unknowingly during childhood and adolescence, and seeks guidance on the implications for their prayers and fasting.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him):
- You must make up for every prayer you are certain you performed while in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) without a proper ghusl (ritual washing).
As for fasting, if you engaged in this act while fasting and were aware that it invalidates the fast, then you must make up the fast and also pay a compensation (kaffarah). If you were unaware that it invalidates the fast but knew it was forbidden, then in addition to making up the fast, you must also pay the kaffarah as a precaution. If you were unaware of the prohibition, you only need to make up the fast. Regarding the subsequent days, if you were ignorant about the issue of janabah or were certain that fasting remains valid while in a state of janabah, you do not need to make it up, 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 uncertain about the necessity of ghusl, you should make up those days as a precaution; otherwise, you must make up the fast and pay the kaffarah together.
Source: Special Inquiry: 1, 2.
Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him):
- You must make up for the prayers you performed after becoming janabah until the first valid ghusl you performed, whether it was obligatory or recommended, such as the ghusl of Friday. If you are unsure about the number of those prayers, it suffices to make up the certain ones, meaning the least number.
You do not need to make up the fast if you were ignorant of the ruling and were excused for your ignorance.
Source: Official website: 1, 2.
May you be successful in all good.