The illness that exempts one from fasting
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Fatwa number ( 4637 )
Q: I am a woman who has been afflicted with an illness for fifteen years, and the illness has continued with me until the present time, which is the current year, 1402 AH. The illness extended into last year, 1401 AH, then it intensified for me, so I was hospitalized and underwent treatment for three months while in the hospital. Then I was discharged, and the doctor prescribed treatment for a full year, so I am taking the medication. The illness is pneumonia
with bleeding from the mouth. So when Ramadan came last year, I fasted eight days of it, and during those eight days, phlegm mixed with blood came out of my mouth if I stopped the treatment. The doctor asked me not to stop the treatment. However, the current Ramadan is approaching, and I did not fast last year’s Ramadan. If I fast, the bleeding will return because I would have to stop the treatment. I must continue the treatment daily, and blood mixed with phlegm comes out at times, and at other times, phlegm comes out without blood. I ask you, may Allah reward you, to look into my situation and inform me about fasting last month: what should I do in its place? And regarding the days I fasted, are they valid or not? I ask for your guidance. May Allah reward you with the best reward.
A: If the reality of your condition is as you described regarding the illness, you are granted a dispensation to break your fast in Ramadan until you are fully healed and able to fast. The days you fasted from the previous Ramadan are valid, and you do not have to make them up. As for the days you broke your fast due to your illness, you must make them up. As for the days you broke your fast due to your illness, you must make them up after recovery and the ability to fast. If your inability to fast persists in a manner where recovery is not expected, you must feed one poor person for each day you broke your fast. This is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) for each day of the staple food of the country, which is approximately one and a half kilograms, and making up the fast is dropped from you.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
Q: I am a woman who has been afflicted with an illness for fifteen years, and the illness has continued with me until the present time, which is the current year, 1402 AH. The illness extended into last year, 1401 AH, then it intensified for me, so I was hospitalized and underwent treatment for three months while in the hospital. Then I was discharged, and the doctor prescribed treatment for a full year, so I am taking the medication. The illness is pneumonia
with bleeding from the mouth. So when Ramadan came last year, I fasted eight days of it, and during those eight days, phlegm mixed with blood came out of my mouth if I stopped the treatment. The doctor asked me not to stop the treatment. However, the current Ramadan is approaching, and I did not fast last year’s Ramadan. If I fast, the bleeding will return because I would have to stop the treatment. I must continue the treatment daily, and blood mixed with phlegm comes out at times, and at other times, phlegm comes out without blood. I ask you, may Allah reward you, to look into my situation and inform me about fasting last month: what should I do in its place? And regarding the days I fasted, are they valid or not? I ask for your guidance. May Allah reward you with the best reward.
A: If the reality of your condition is as you described regarding the illness, you are granted a dispensation to break your fast in Ramadan until you are fully healed and able to fast. The days you fasted from the previous Ramadan are valid, and you do not have to make them up. As for the days you broke your fast due to your illness, you must make them up. As for the days you broke your fast due to your illness, you must make them up after recovery and the ability to fast. If your inability to fast persists in a manner where recovery is not expected, you must feed one poor person for each day you broke your fast. This is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) for each day of the staple food of the country, which is approximately one and a half kilograms, and making up the fast is dropped from you.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
Source
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