What is the criterion for the inability to fast?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the legal criterion for the inability to fast, like the story of this man in the hadith?
Answer:
The criterion is that the man is unable to fast because he cannot restrain himself from his wife. When he was told to fast for two months, he said, "Is it not fasting that led me to what I did?" If he cannot restrain himself in Ramadan, he will not be able to restrain himself in other months. Yes. Or the inability may be due to his weakness, his illness, or his preoccupation with seeking a livelihood, where fasting affects his ability to earn a living for himself and his children. Such a person is not able to fast, either because he is ill or because he is occupied with seeking sustenance for himself and his children. This shifts to feeding the poor. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the legal criterion for the inability to fast, like the story of this man in the hadith?
Answer:
The criterion is that the man is unable to fast because he cannot restrain himself from his wife. When he was told to fast for two months, he said, "Is it not fasting that led me to what I did?" If he cannot restrain himself in Ramadan, he will not be able to restrain himself in other months. Yes. Or the inability may be due to his weakness, his illness, or his preoccupation with seeking a livelihood, where fasting affects his ability to earn a living for himself and his children. Such a person is not able to fast, either because he is ill or because he is occupied with seeking sustenance for himself and his children. This shifts to feeding the poor. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو الضابط في عدم القدرة على الصيام؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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