The ruling on one who breaks the fast of Ramadan due to a chronic illness
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The questioner:
All right, go ahead, Naif, from al-Taif. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be upon you, can you hear me, Naif? Yes, I can hear you, my brother 'Abd al-Karim. Go ahead. I have several questions, if Allah wills, and I will keep them brief. The first question, Your Excellency the Shaykh Salih, is about the fasting of Ramadan. I did not fast for approximately two months. A doctor advised me and said, "Do not fast." This was last year and the year before last. I have a chronic illness, of course, Shaykh. What is the ruling you direct me to? All right, wait a moment, the Shaykh will answer in a moment.
The Shaykh:
Look, my brother, if you hope that you will be able to make up the fast, even after a long time, then you should delay making it up until you are able to do so, and you owe nothing. But if you cannot make up the fast because your illness is chronic and you are unable to make it up, then you must feed one poor person for every day, and this is sufficient, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:184]
The presenter:
The second question. The second question.
The questioner:
If I am unable to feed sixty poor people, what should I do?
The Shaykh:
How do I feed sixty poor people?
The questioner:
If you are.
The Shaykh:
Sixty poor people.
The questioner:
If you are.
The Shaykh:
My brother, be patient, may Allah guide you.
The questioner:
Do not interrupt us.
The Shaykh:
May Allah guide you. I say: if you are able to make up Ramadan immediately, you make it up. If you are not able to make up Ramadan immediately, you delay making it up until you are able. As for if your illness is chronic. My brother, be patient, may Allah guide you. But if your illness is chronic and you are unable to make up the fast, neither now nor in the future, then you feed one poor person for every day, and nothing else is required of you.
All right, go ahead, Naif, from al-Taif. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be upon you, can you hear me, Naif? Yes, I can hear you, my brother 'Abd al-Karim. Go ahead. I have several questions, if Allah wills, and I will keep them brief. The first question, Your Excellency the Shaykh Salih, is about the fasting of Ramadan. I did not fast for approximately two months. A doctor advised me and said, "Do not fast." This was last year and the year before last. I have a chronic illness, of course, Shaykh. What is the ruling you direct me to? All right, wait a moment, the Shaykh will answer in a moment.
The Shaykh:
Look, my brother, if you hope that you will be able to make up the fast, even after a long time, then you should delay making it up until you are able to do so, and you owe nothing. But if you cannot make up the fast because your illness is chronic and you are unable to make it up, then you must feed one poor person for every day, and this is sufficient, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person
وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍThe presenter:
The second question. The second question.
The questioner:
If I am unable to feed sixty poor people, what should I do?
The Shaykh:
How do I feed sixty poor people?
The questioner:
If you are.
The Shaykh:
Sixty poor people.
The questioner:
If you are.
The Shaykh:
My brother, be patient, may Allah guide you.
The questioner:
Do not interrupt us.
The Shaykh:
May Allah guide you. I say: if you are able to make up Ramadan immediately, you make it up. If you are not able to make up Ramadan immediately, you delay making it up until you are able. As for if your illness is chronic. My brother, be patient, may Allah guide you. But if your illness is chronic and you are unable to make up the fast, neither now nor in the future, then you feed one poor person for every day, and nothing else is required of you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3809] حكم من أفطر رمضان بسبب مرض مزمن - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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