If the illness is permanent, he feeds a poor person for each day

The questioner : Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. I want to speak to the person, O Shaykh. Are you the questioner? Yes, that is right. Very well, go ahead. Greet the Shaykh and ask your question. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.

The questioner : I have anemia. I am a patient with anemia, and the doctor tells me not to fast in Ramadan. He says it is because I must eat and drink a lot. I do not know what to do.

The Shaykh : Does fasting harm her? Does it harm you?

The questioner : Yes, he says it is because eating and drinking is what helps prevent the illness from coming upon you.

The Shaykh : Very well, if I break my fast, then I make it up.

The questioner : Do I make it up, or do I feed people?

The Shaykh : You do not make it up, because this illness, by the permission of Allah the Exalted, will end.

The questioner : He says it is because there is no cure for the illness. It is anemia.

The Shaykh : Permanently, I mean.

The questioner : Yes, it is with me all the time. There is no cure for it.

The Shaykh : If it is with you all the time, then feed a poor person for each day.

The questioner : That is, feed a poor person for each day.