The ruling on breaking the fast in Ramadan for one whom the doctor has ordered to do so
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Question:
May Allah reward you. I am suffering from kidney disease, and my doctor has ordered me not to fast. However, I have a strong desire to fast. Should I disregard the doctor's opinion and desire and fast, or is there danger in that for me?
Answer:
No, no, do not cut off the doctor's opinion. If fasting harms you or delays your recovery, then you break your fast. Whoever is[Al-Baqarah 2:184], praise be to Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you. I am suffering from kidney disease, and my doctor has ordered me not to fast. However, I have a strong desire to fast. Should I disregard the doctor's opinion and desire and fast, or is there danger in that for me?
Answer:
No, no, do not cut off the doctor's opinion. If fasting harms you or delays your recovery, then you break your fast. Whoever is
whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]
مَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم إفطار رمضان لمن أمره الطبيب بذلك - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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