“Idhā” introduces the conditional situation; “afāqa” is the verb and “al-majnūn” its subject. “Qaḍā” gives the consequent ruling.
The pronoun in “minhu” refers back to Ramadan. Thus “mā maḍā minhu” denotes the elapsed portion of that month, not a separate unrelated period.
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Kitab al-Sawm: Unconsciousness, Recovery, Menstruation and Abstention
“Idhā” introduces the conditional situation; “afāqa” is the verb and “al-majnūn” its subject. “Qaḍā” gives the consequent ruling.
The pronoun in “minhu” refers back to Ramadan. Thus “mā maḍā minhu” denotes the elapsed portion of that month, not a separate unrelated period.