A person who undergoes kidney dialysis in Ramadan and breaks his fast: does he make up the day or feed the poor?
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The questioner : He says: This questioner performs kidney dialysis twice a week, and the question is about Ramadan. If Ramadan begins and he breaks his fast on the day he has dialysis, does he have to make up that day or pay the fidyah (ransom payment)?
The Shaykh : He has to make it up. This man has kidney dialysis twice a week and cannot perform both sessions at night, is that right?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All right, we say: Break your fast on the day you have dialysis and make it up afterwards, because feeding the poor is only for those who are unable to make up the fast, and this man is able to, because he has five days in the week. Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : He has to make it up. This man has kidney dialysis twice a week and cannot perform both sessions at night, is that right?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All right, we say: Break your fast on the day you have dialysis and make it up afterwards, because feeding the poor is only for those who are unable to make up the fast, and this man is able to, because he has five days in the week. Yes, that is correct.