What is the ruling on one who breaks his fast in Ramadan due to a chronic illness?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If the doctor who ruled that his illness is chronic is first a Muslim and second a skilled expert in his craft and medicine, then his ruling is that he must expiate for every day by feeding a poor person.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : When does he take the medicine?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I am asking you, when I ask you about its type, I am asking you when he takes it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : At iftar and at suhur, and we return to verifying the previous report: did he rule that this illness is incurable?
The questioner : It is incurable.
The Shaykh : So the answer you heard is that he is not obligated to undergo treatment.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If the doctor who ruled that his illness is chronic is first a Muslim and second a skilled expert in his craft and medicine, then his ruling is that he must expiate for every day by feeding a poor person.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : When does he take the medicine?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I am asking you, when I ask you about its type, I am asking you when he takes it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : At iftar and at suhur, and we return to verifying the previous report: did he rule that this illness is incurable?
The questioner : It is incurable.
The Shaykh : So the answer you heard is that he is not obligated to undergo treatment.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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