What is the ruling on a woman who has missed fasts from Ramadan that she wants to make up, but is currently pregnant and finds fasting difficult?
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The questioner : A sister has missed fasts from last Ramadan that she wants to make up, but she is now seven months pregnant and finds fasting difficult. What is the solution for her now?
The Shaykh : There is no solution [other than waiting]; when she feels she has the ability to fast, she should fast. She does not owe an expiation because it is not an obligatory fast [performed in its proper time] or due to a chronic illness, God forbid, or because she is pregnant while performing the obligatory fast rather than making up a missed one. Therefore, she should wait for an opportunity where she is able to make up the fasts.
The Shaykh : There is no solution [other than waiting]; when she feels she has the ability to fast, she should fast. She does not owe an expiation because it is not an obligatory fast [performed in its proper time] or due to a chronic illness, God forbid, or because she is pregnant while performing the obligatory fast rather than making up a missed one. Therefore, she should wait for an opportunity where she is able to make up the fasts.