How to make up for missed days of fasting-Hala Ramadan

What should a Muslim do to make up for the Ramadan days on which he could not fast this year?

The fatwa section of the Islamic Affairs Department of Fatwa and Charitable Activities in Dubai says such a person should re-fast the missing days in the same year and before beginning of the next Ramadan.

But the fasting for the missed Ramadan days should be on days other than the two Eids and Tashreeq.

In case he is unable to re-fast the missed days before the beginning of the next Ramadan, he should re-fast these days when it becomes possible and pay ransom, the ransom being feeding one poor person for every missed day of fasting.

But if the delay in re-fasting for the missed days is caused by illness or travel, such a person does not have to pay ransom and only has to re-fast these days.

Some Hanafis (followers of the Hanafi school of Islamic thought) say see there is no need to pay ransom in case of delay for another year.