Fasting Ramadan for an elderly, unable, and poor woman
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My mother is an elderly woman, suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure, and she is unable to fast Ramadan. She has broken her fast. He also says she is poor and cannot afford to feed people either. So what is obligatory for her in this case?
Answer:
If she is able to feed people, and if she feeds on her behalf, may Allah reward you with good. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My mother is an elderly woman, suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure, and she is unable to fast Ramadan. She has broken her fast. He also says she is poor and cannot afford to feed people either. So what is obligatory for her in this case?
Answer:
If she is able to feed people, and if she feeds on her behalf, may Allah reward you with good. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (1:08:38)
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