The Ruling on Making Up the Fasting of Ramadan for the Deceased
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Question:
May Allah reward you. A questioner says: My aunt was afflicted with cancer, may Allah protect us and you. During the month of Ramadan, she was fasting, but she was unable to accept food due to the illness, and she would break her fast with sips of water. Her husband prevented her from fasting out of concern for her, and then she passed away due to this illness in the month of Dhul-Qa'dah. He asks: Is it obligatory for her family to make up the fast for her, or to pay the expiation? Please clarify this for us, may Allah bless you.
Answer:
She owes nothing, because she is excused by the Shari'ah. If a person falls ill and is unable to fast, and dies due to this illness, then he owes neither making up the fast nor paying an expiation. Yes.
May Allah reward you. A questioner says: My aunt was afflicted with cancer, may Allah protect us and you. During the month of Ramadan, she was fasting, but she was unable to accept food due to the illness, and she would break her fast with sips of water. Her husband prevented her from fasting out of concern for her, and then she passed away due to this illness in the month of Dhul-Qa'dah. He asks: Is it obligatory for her family to make up the fast for her, or to pay the expiation? Please clarify this for us, may Allah bless you.
Answer:
She owes nothing, because she is excused by the Shari'ah. If a person falls ill and is unable to fast, and dies due to this illness, then he owes neither making up the fast nor paying an expiation. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7540 — youtube.com (9:54)
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