A vow to fast one day and break the fast on another day, with an inability to continue
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Question:
The questioner says: I have been fasting one day and breaking the fast the next, but I am unable to keep this up due to health conditions. Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
Yes. You must fast, you must continue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6696 Fast one day and break the fast the next. You must continue. With this authentic hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6696 And if you are struck by illness, fast in its place, fast in place of the day on which you fell ill, just as the Exalted and Majestic is He said: [Al-Baqarah 2:185] the danger, then not another day, but the day on which he falls ill. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: I have been fasting one day and breaking the fast the next, but I am unable to keep this up due to health conditions. Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
Yes. You must fast, you must continue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever vows that he will be obedient to Allah, should remain obedient to Him; and
من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعه، وإذا نذرت أنWhoever vows that he will be obedient to Allah, should remain obedient to Him
من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعهand whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of
وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 (2) — archive.org (1:31:04)
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