The Amount of the Expiation for Breaking the Fast While Nursing
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The questioner:
What about a nursing woman who fears for her child? You mentioned a moment ago that she breaks her fast, and that the expiation is obligatory upon her in this matter. So what is obligatory upon her regarding the expiation?
The Shaykh:
The expiation is one and a half kilograms of food for each day, yes.
The questioner:
Yes. Regarding the fear, does it have any significance for the nursing woman given the availability of formula milk or the like?
The Shaykh:
If the child is safe and there is no fear of him starving, then she does not break her fast for his sake. If there is milk that nourishes him—milk from animals that nourishes the child—then there is no need to break the fast. Yes.
What about a nursing woman who fears for her child? You mentioned a moment ago that she breaks her fast, and that the expiation is obligatory upon her in this matter. So what is obligatory upon her regarding the expiation?
The Shaykh:
The expiation is one and a half kilograms of food for each day, yes.
The questioner:
Yes. Regarding the fear, does it have any significance for the nursing woman given the availability of formula milk or the like?
The Shaykh:
If the child is safe and there is no fear of him starving, then she does not break her fast for his sake. If there is milk that nourishes him—milk from animals that nourishes the child—then there is no need to break the fast. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 27|أحكام المرأة في الصيام|أحكام الحيض|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (5:31)
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