The ruling on feeding those who are unable to fast due to illness

Question:
Please, Hadi from Makkah. Yes, my dear, may Allah’s peace be upon you. And upon you may be peace. May Allah lengthen your life. I am Abu, and I would like to ask the Shaykh: I am in Ramadan and I am unable to fast; I cannot fast. Every day I break my fast while intending to fast. I have nervous tension and I am unable to fast. This is my condition and this is my family. Thank you. The question is clear.

Answer:
If he is expected to recover after Ramadan and be able to make up the fasts, even if it is delayed, he must make them up, and nothing is required of him other than making them up. However, if he is unable to fast, whether currently or in the future, such as a person suffering from a chronic illness or an elderly person, he must feed one poor person for every day. This suffices in place of his fasting, as Allah the Exalted said: . Yes.