The Limits of Hardship That Prevent Fasting
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Question:
The questioner asks: What are the limits of hardship that prevent fasting?
Answer:
The scholars have stated that hardship is when it increases an illness, for example, it increases the illness, or it delays recovery, or one finds psychological hardship from the pain; he suffers if he does not take the medication, or if he takes food and drink he suffers, and pain befalls him. This is the hardship.
The questioner asks: What are the limits of hardship that prevent fasting?
Answer:
The scholars have stated that hardship is when it increases an illness, for example, it increases the illness, or it delays recovery, or one finds psychological hardship from the pain; he suffers if he does not take the medication, or if he takes food and drink he suffers, and pain befalls him. This is the hardship.
Source
الفتاوى الفقهية في المسائل الطبية الرمضانية، الفتاوي الفقهية في المسائل الطبية الرمضانية — islamhouse.com (26:48)
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