Is it permissible to pay the expiation for someone who is unable to fast?
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The questioner : Well, as for me, Shaykh, I planted this college of the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And I have days from the past year that I did not fast either. So should I give charity for them, or will I fast them later, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh : Did you fast this year or not?
The questioner : No, I am not fasting. I did not fast. Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is expected that you will be able to fast in the future, wait until you are able.
The questioner : As for you, the doctors say, meaning, there is a possibility that it will happen in the future.
The Shaykh : If there is a possibility, wait, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:185] the other.
The questioner : Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : As for if there is no possibility, feed one poor person for every day.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And I have days from the past year that I did not fast either. So should I give charity for them, or will I fast them later, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh : Did you fast this year or not?
The questioner : No, I am not fasting. I did not fast. Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is expected that you will be able to fast in the future, wait until you are able.
The questioner : As for you, the doctors say, meaning, there is a possibility that it will happen in the future.
The Shaykh : If there is a possibility, wait, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of
وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍThe questioner : Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : As for if there is no possibility, feed one poor person for every day.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1175- هل يجوز دفع كفارة لمن لا يستطيع الصيام؟ /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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