Does illness prevent one from fasting?
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Question:
My father says: The questioner says, "Shaykh, I am weak in body and have been suffering from heart and valve problems for a long time. The doctors advised me not to fast during Ramadan, but I rejected that and said I would fast with the Muslims and attain the reward. Should we prevent him, Shaykh?"
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible for him to fast if fasting harms him or affects his health, so fasting is not permissible for him.[Al-Baqarah 2:185] This is in the Noble Qur'an, where Allah granted him a dispensation to break the fast. Yes.
My father says: The questioner says, "Shaykh, I am weak in body and have been suffering from heart and valve problems for a long time. The doctors advised me not to fast during Ramadan, but I rejected that and said I would fast with the Muslims and attain the reward. Should we prevent him, Shaykh?"
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible for him to fast if fasting harms him or affects his health, so fasting is not permissible for him.
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days
وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يمنع من الصوم من كان مريضا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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