The ruling on moving to expiation for one who is unable to fast many days that are obligatory upon her

The questioner : Yes. The woman has to fast fifty days. If she does not follow through with fasting the remaining days, what is the ruling on that? And is there anything that can be done in place of fasting?

The Shaykh : Fifty days, meaning from Ramadan.

The questioner : And from the expiation.

The Shaykh : The question was not clear to me, but for one who has to make up fasts from Ramadan or otherwise, it is obligatory for him to fast, based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: If he is unable to fast due to illness or travel, he breaks the fast and then makes it up afterwards. However, if he is unable to fast due to a continuous inability that is not expected to end, then if it is from Ramadan, he feeds one poor person for every day. And if it is for an expiation, such as the expiation for zihar, the expiation for killing, or the expiation for breaking the fast in Ramadan, then if he is unable, he feeds one poor person for every day. But the expiation for killing does not include feeding; it includes only freeing a slave, or if he is unable, fasting two consecutive months. Yes.