Is it obligatory to make up the fast for one who was unable to fast if he fed people before that?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Also with us is 'Abd al-Karim from Riyadh. Please, brother 'Abd al-Karim. Peace be upon you. Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. What Allah willed. Welcome, our honorable Shaykh, the noble Shaykh Salih. The Shaykh Salih, your brother 'Abd al-Karim al-Jabiri, may Allah prolong your life. Yes, I am Ahmad Harith. May Allah keep you safe. I have a question for you, Honorable Shaykh. I, may Allah prolong your life, in the year 1935, I was in the hospital, inside the hospital, and I broke my fast. They told me, meaning, go out and feed people, feed on your behalf. I fed for the whole of Ramadan because I was unable to fast that year, the year 1936. I forced myself and fasted because I have diabetes and such, and blood pressure and such. I fasted, but it was hard for me to fast the whole month. But is that enough, meaning, am I done, or do I have to fast for the year 1935?
Answer:
By Allah, my brother, no. As long as you broke your fast for a need, and I mean a medical need that required you to break your fast, and the doctors advised you to break your fast, then you break your fast and feed one poor person for every day, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:184]. Ah, ah. And those who can afford it are those for whom fasting is difficult or who are unable to do it due to old age or chronic illness, so they feed one poor person for every day, and this suffices instead of fasting. As long as you fed because of the illness, then this is sufficient for you, and praise be to Allah. Yes, and if you are able to fast in the future, then you fast. You fast, meaning, the current month, not the one for which you fed. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Also with us is 'Abd al-Karim from Riyadh. Please, brother 'Abd al-Karim. Peace be upon you. Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. What Allah willed. Welcome, our honorable Shaykh, the noble Shaykh Salih. The Shaykh Salih, your brother 'Abd al-Karim al-Jabiri, may Allah prolong your life. Yes, I am Ahmad Harith. May Allah keep you safe. I have a question for you, Honorable Shaykh. I, may Allah prolong your life, in the year 1935, I was in the hospital, inside the hospital, and I broke my fast. They told me, meaning, go out and feed people, feed on your behalf. I fed for the whole of Ramadan because I was unable to fast that year, the year 1936. I forced myself and fasted because I have diabetes and such, and blood pressure and such. I fasted, but it was hard for me to fast the whole month. But is that enough, meaning, am I done, or do I have to fast for the year 1935?
Answer:
By Allah, my brother, no. As long as you broke your fast for a need, and I mean a medical need that required you to break your fast, and the doctors advised you to break your fast, then you break your fast and feed one poor person for every day, 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 مِسْكِينٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3305] هل يجب قضاء الصوم على من قدر عليه إذا أطعم قبل ذلك؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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