A patient who intended to fast Ramadan and was permitted to do so by his doctor, but fainted before dawn after his pre-dawn meal and did not regain consciousness until midday: does his fast remain valid or not?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner says there is a patient who intended to fast Ramadan and was permitted to do so by his doctor?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A patient who intended to fast some days of Ramadan and was permitted to do so by his doctor. He says that before dawn, after he had eaten his pre-dawn meal, he suffered a fainting episode and did not regain consciousness until after midday. Does his fast remain valid, or must he break it and make up the fast?
The Shaykh : His fast is valid because he regained consciousness for part of the day. If a person who has fainted regains consciousness for any part of the day, whether at the beginning, the end, or the middle, his fast is valid and he owes no make-up fast.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A patient who intended to fast some days of Ramadan and was permitted to do so by his doctor. He says that before dawn, after he had eaten his pre-dawn meal, he suffered a fainting episode and did not regain consciousness until after midday. Does his fast remain valid, or must he break it and make up the fast?
The Shaykh : His fast is valid because he regained consciousness for part of the day. If a person who has fainted regains consciousness for any part of the day, whether at the beginning, the end, or the middle, his fast is valid and he owes no make-up fast.