Explanation of the categories of illness for the fasting person and their rulings
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The Shaykh : This type of illness has categories: a category where it does not burden the fasting person to fast at all, such as a mild cold and the like. This does not permit breaking the fast; rather, it is obligatory for the person to fast.
The second category is where it burdens him, but the burden is bearable. In this case, it is permissible for him to break the fast, and indeed it is better for him to do so. If he fasts, there is no blame on him.
The third category is where fasting is harmful to him, meaning to the sick person. Here, it is forbidden for him to fast. Mention the three categories.
The questioner : The illness that is expected to end...
The Shaykh : We divide the illness that is expected to end into three categories.
The questioner : The illness that is expected to end is an illness like a cold and others. This is not...
The Shaykh : An illness where fasting does not burden him; he does not break the fast. The second...
The questioner : The illness, like the illness, means...
The Shaykh : An illness where there is burden but no harm; it is better for him to break the fast. Okay, the third is an illness where fasting harms him. Here, it is not permissible for him to fast. Rest.
But we used the cold as an example. Sometimes a cold is a severe illness that burdens a person to fast, so it falls under the second category. But I mean the mild cold where fasting does not burden the person. Here, it is obligatory for him to fast. Okay, an example of an illness where fasting is harmful is some types of diabetes; fasting is harmful in that case. Also, some kidney diseases are harmful with fasting. So for such cases, we say to the sick person: It is not permissible for you to fast; rather, wait until Allah heals you, and then fast. It appears that some diabetes illnesses are not expected to end, so they fall under the first category.
The second category is where it burdens him, but the burden is bearable. In this case, it is permissible for him to break the fast, and indeed it is better for him to do so. If he fasts, there is no blame on him.
The third category is where fasting is harmful to him, meaning to the sick person. Here, it is forbidden for him to fast. Mention the three categories.
The questioner : The illness that is expected to end...
The Shaykh : We divide the illness that is expected to end into three categories.
The questioner : The illness that is expected to end is an illness like a cold and others. This is not...
The Shaykh : An illness where fasting does not burden him; he does not break the fast. The second...
The questioner : The illness, like the illness, means...
The Shaykh : An illness where there is burden but no harm; it is better for him to break the fast. Okay, the third is an illness where fasting harms him. Here, it is not permissible for him to fast. Rest.
But we used the cold as an example. Sometimes a cold is a severe illness that burdens a person to fast, so it falls under the second category. But I mean the mild cold where fasting does not burden the person. Here, it is obligatory for him to fast. Okay, an example of an illness where fasting is harmful is some types of diabetes; fasting is harmful in that case. Also, some kidney diseases are harmful with fasting. So for such cases, we say to the sick person: It is not permissible for you to fast; rather, wait until Allah heals you, and then fast. It appears that some diabetes illnesses are not expected to end, so they fall under the first category.