What is the ruling if a person falls ill before Ramadan, and the illness continues with him for five days in Ramadan, and then he dies?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh, if Allah wills: My mother fell ill nine days before Ramadan, and she missed five days of Ramadan before she passed away. Does she owe fasting or not? May Allah reward you with good and benefit you.
The Shaykh : Feed one poor person for each day, for five days.
The questioner : Ramadan.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : All of Ramadan?
The Shaykh : Or all of Ramadan, whether it is all of Ramadan or part of it, because anyone who Ramadan comes to him while he is suffering from an illness that is not expected to end, he must feed one poor person for each day.
The Shaykh : Feed one poor person for each day, for five days.
The questioner : Ramadan.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : All of Ramadan?
The Shaykh : Or all of Ramadan, whether it is all of Ramadan or part of it, because anyone who Ramadan comes to him while he is suffering from an illness that is not expected to end, he must feed one poor person for each day.