What is required of an elderly, ill person who is unable to fast in Ramadan
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: An elderly man has many various illnesses and he will not be able to.
The Shaykh:
He will not be able to, yes.
The questioner:
He will not be able to fast for the coming Ramadan. He asks: What is obligatory for him in that case?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him to break his fast and feed one poor person for every day,[Al-Baqarah 2:184]. This applies to the elderly man and the chronically ill person. This is a chronically ill person, so he must feed one poor person for every day, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: An elderly man has many various illnesses and he will not be able to.
The Shaykh:
He will not be able to, yes.
The questioner:
He will not be able to fast for the coming Ramadan. He asks: What is obligatory for him in that case?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him to break his fast and feed one poor person for every day,
And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person
وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ
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شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 18-07-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:00:12)
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