I fasted several days of Ramadan due to poor health and was unable to fast them because of my weakness, so what should I do? Should I fast them even if it causes me health problems, or...
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The questioner : I fasted several days of Ramadan due to poor health and was unable to fast them because of my weakness, so what should I do? Should I fast them, even if it causes me health problems, or what should I do? I ask for your guidance, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What appears from the questioner’s condition is that he is ill with an illness that prevents him from fasting continuously. Based on this, he is not obligated to fast in this state; rather, he is obligated to feed one poor person for each day. This is because the one unable to fast has two conditions. The first condition is that his inability is temporary, such that he hopes to be cured of his illness; in that case, he waits until he is cured and then makes up what he missed.
The second condition is that his illness is a continuous one from which recovery is not expected. In this case, he feeds one poor person for each day.
Feeding has two forms. The first form is to gather poor people equal in number to the days on the last day of Ramadan and provide them with dinner. The second form is to give them something uncooked, which is approximately one kilogram of rice for each person. Yes.
The questioner : This listener from Riyadh says, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What appears from the questioner’s condition is that he is ill with an illness that prevents him from fasting continuously. Based on this, he is not obligated to fast in this state; rather, he is obligated to feed one poor person for each day. This is because the one unable to fast has two conditions. The first condition is that his inability is temporary, such that he hopes to be cured of his illness; in that case, he waits until he is cured and then makes up what he missed.
The second condition is that his illness is a continuous one from which recovery is not expected. In this case, he feeds one poor person for each day.
Feeding has two forms. The first form is to gather poor people equal in number to the days on the last day of Ramadan and provide them with dinner. The second form is to give them something uncooked, which is approximately one kilogram of rice for each person. Yes.
The questioner : This listener from Riyadh says, O honorable Shaykh.