Can you confirm the source of this verdict of Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu)?
عن أنس (رضي الله عنه) قال: إن شئت فاقض رمضان متتابعا وإن شئت متفرقا
If you wish, you could make up the missed fasts of Ramadan consecutively or separately.
Answer:
Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah (rahimahullah) has recorded this ruling of Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu). The narrators are reliable.
(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah: 9208. Also see: As Sunanul Kubra of Imam Bayhaqi, vol. 4 pg. 258/259)
Note: I have merely answered your question regarding the narration in question. This should therefore not be viewed as a Fiqh ruling/fatwa. Kindly contact a Mufti/Darul Ifta for a fatwa on this matter.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar