Rulings on Fasting for the Pregnant Woman, the Nursing Woman, and the Woman in Postnatal Bleeding
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The questioner : One of our brothers, Abu al-Mundhir, asked a question regarding a woman’s fasting...?
Another questioner : The woman is in a state of menstruation, pregnancy, postnatal bleeding, or nursing. When Ramadan arrives, this period lasts two years or two and a half years, whether for pregnancy or nursing. So when Ramadan comes, she has... yes, so when Ramadan comes and she breaks her fast for the entire month?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : Due to pregnancy, for example.
Another questioner : Shaykh... you must specify it.
The Shaykh : And do not give examples!
The questioner : Let us assume it is pregnancy.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : She is pregnant now.
The Shaykh : Agreed.
The questioner : And she broke her fast for the sake of this pregnancy, out of fear for the fetus, for example.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Or for her health. Then she gave birth after that, after Ramadan. So the next Ramadan came, and she was nursing, and she was unable to make up the days she had broken during that period. Is it permissible for her to just pay the expiation, to pay the expiation only?
The Shaykh : This is the solution: she feeds one poor person for every day, and she does not have to make up the fasts. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then the texts clarified that the traveler must make up the fasts based on the noble Qur’anic text. As for the pregnant woman and the nursing woman, no text came first ordering them to make up the fasts; rather, the explanation came from the Interpreter of the Qur’an that the expiation is sufficient for them. So the problem you imagined in your words, until you reached the first year, has fallen away, praise be to Allah. Yes, that is correct.
Another questioner : Our Shaykh, if the breaking of the fast was due to postnatal bleeding, is the answer the same?
The Shaykh: It is not said.
The questioner : So what is the answer? She is unable, meaning the other Ramadan came and she also was unable?
The Shaykh : How was she unable?
The questioner : Due to nursing.
The Shaykh : There is no difference between a person who has a debt upon him
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : and he makes it up when he is able.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : and the first issue.
The questioner : So it remains a debt upon her, even if Ramadan and another Ramadan pass
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : as long as she is excused.
The Shaykh : She is excused.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : I have another question.
Another questioner : “When your wind blows, seize it.” We have memorized this saying, our teacher.
The Shaykh : ... The Shaykh : Now a prisoner is with you.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
Another questioner : The woman is in a state of menstruation, pregnancy, postnatal bleeding, or nursing. When Ramadan arrives, this period lasts two years or two and a half years, whether for pregnancy or nursing. So when Ramadan comes, she has... yes, so when Ramadan comes and she breaks her fast for the entire month?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : Due to pregnancy, for example.
Another questioner : Shaykh... you must specify it.
The Shaykh : And do not give examples!
The questioner : Let us assume it is pregnancy.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : She is pregnant now.
The Shaykh : Agreed.
The questioner : And she broke her fast for the sake of this pregnancy, out of fear for the fetus, for example.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Or for her health. Then she gave birth after that, after Ramadan. So the next Ramadan came, and she was nursing, and she was unable to make up the days she had broken during that period. Is it permissible for her to just pay the expiation, to pay the expiation only?
The Shaykh : This is the solution: she feeds one poor person for every day, and she does not have to make up the fasts. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, Allah has relieved the pregnant woman, the nursing woman, and the traveler from fasting
إن الله وضع الصيام عن الحامل والمرضع والمسافرAnother questioner : Our Shaykh, if the breaking of the fast was due to postnatal bleeding, is the answer the same?
The Shaykh: It is not said.
The questioner : So what is the answer? She is unable, meaning the other Ramadan came and she also was unable?
The Shaykh : How was she unable?
The questioner : Due to nursing.
The Shaykh : There is no difference between a person who has a debt upon him
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : and he makes it up when he is able.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : and the first issue.
The questioner : So it remains a debt upon her, even if Ramadan and another Ramadan pass
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : as long as she is excused.
The Shaykh : She is excused.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : I have another question.
Another questioner : “When your wind blows, seize it.” We have memorized this saying, our teacher.
The Shaykh : ... The Shaykh : Now a prisoner is with you.
The questioner: Allahu Akbar.
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