A woman fasted the month of Ramadan and broke her fast for three days due to diabetes, then passed away after Ramadan. What is obligatory for her children?
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The questioner : Noble Shaykh, my mother fasted the month of Ramadan and broke her fast for three days of it. She passed away in the month of Dhul-Hijjah and did not make up these days. What should we do?
The Shaykh : The three days that were at the end of the month, did she fall ill?
The questioner : No, three scattered days in the month of Ramadan. She fell ill and broke her fast for these three days.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. Now, is this illness one of the illnesses that is not expected to be cured, or is it a common illness?
The questioner : It is diabetes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I do not know what you are doing if she was afflicted with dizziness.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive her and have mercy on her. If she had fed a poor person for each day, that would have been good. Feed a poor person for each day. One sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) is sufficient for three poor people for the three days. One sa' of rice. Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : The three days that were at the end of the month, did she fall ill?
The questioner : No, three scattered days in the month of Ramadan. She fell ill and broke her fast for these three days.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. Now, is this illness one of the illnesses that is not expected to be cured, or is it a common illness?
The questioner : It is diabetes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I do not know what you are doing if she was afflicted with dizziness.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive her and have mercy on her. If she had fed a poor person for each day, that would have been good. Feed a poor person for each day. One sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) is sufficient for three poor people for the three days. One sa' of rice. Yes, that is right.