One who fears he will not be able to fast two consecutive months
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The questioner:
He fasts two months. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Even if he is currently able to do so, but then his condition changes, Honorable Shaykh, such that he would have been able to fast two consecutive months but now fears for his health, for example. He is a young man, Honorable Shaykh, but he fears he will not be able to fast two months, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He knows his own condition best. The man who said, “O Messenger of Allah, I had intercourse with my wife in Ramadan,” the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, “Can you fast for a day?” He said, “And what else did I do besides fasting?” Meaning, we are not able to. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Feed them.” So if a young man fears he cannot abstain from his wife, he should leave it, yes. May Allah be pleased with you, he hastens to weigh it. May Allah reward you, meaning three kilograms. What is your weight? Ninety kilograms? Sixty? That is normal. One kilogram, one and a half kilograms. May Allah reward you. One and a half. Yes.
He fasts two months. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Even if he is currently able to do so, but then his condition changes, Honorable Shaykh, such that he would have been able to fast two consecutive months but now fears for his health, for example. He is a young man, Honorable Shaykh, but he fears he will not be able to fast two months, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He knows his own condition best. The man who said, “O Messenger of Allah, I had intercourse with my wife in Ramadan,” the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, “Can you fast for a day?” He said, “And what else did I do besides fasting?” Meaning, we are not able to. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Feed them.” So if a young man fears he cannot abstain from his wife, he should leave it, yes. May Allah be pleased with you, he hastens to weigh it. May Allah reward you, meaning three kilograms. What is your weight? Ninety kilograms? Sixty? That is normal. One kilogram, one and a half kilograms. May Allah reward you. One and a half. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب التحفظ من الغيبة واللغو وما يقول إذا شتم — islamhouse.com (23:11)
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