Ruling on making up fasts for a woman who broke her fast due to pregnancy
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Question: A woman broke her fast during the month of Ramadan for three years. This was because she was pregnant, and Ramadan coincided with her pregnancy. She was ignorant of the ruling on fasting, and there were no guides for her. Some independent legal reasoners issued a ruling that she only had to feed the poor, without making up the fasts. We ask for guidance in this matter. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: The correct position, as indicated by the evidence of the Shari'ah, is that she must make up the fasts, not feed the poor. The opinion that she only has to feed the poor is incorrect. She only has to make up the fasts, without feeding the poor, if she was excused due to pregnancy, breastfeeding, or illness. However, if she was negligent and had a time when she could have made up the fasts but was negligent, then she must feed one poor person for every day, in addition to making up the fasts. The amount is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) by the sa' of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which is approximately one and a half kilograms of the staple food of the country, such as dates, rice, or other local staples, for her delay in fasting.
The woman must fear Allah constantly, in her fasting, her prayer, and in other matters, just as the man must. Each of them must fear Allah, take care of their religious affairs, repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) for any shortcomings, and strive to fulfill the rights owed to Him. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, specifically the fast of Ramadan. It is obligatory for the accountable man and woman to take care of this great matter and not be negligent in it. If a person breaks the fast due to illness or travel, or if a woman breaks the fast due to menstruation, pregnancy, or breastfeeding that makes fasting difficult, she must make it up and hasten to do so before the next Ramadan arrives, making it up as soon as she is able. And success is from Allah.
Answer: The correct position, as indicated by the evidence of the Shari'ah, is that she must make up the fasts, not feed the poor. The opinion that she only has to feed the poor is incorrect. She only has to make up the fasts, without feeding the poor, if she was excused due to pregnancy, breastfeeding, or illness. However, if she was negligent and had a time when she could have made up the fasts but was negligent, then she must feed one poor person for every day, in addition to making up the fasts. The amount is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) by the sa' of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which is approximately one and a half kilograms of the staple food of the country, such as dates, rice, or other local staples, for her delay in fasting.
The woman must fear Allah constantly, in her fasting, her prayer, and in other matters, just as the man must. Each of them must fear Allah, take care of their religious affairs, repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) for any shortcomings, and strive to fulfill the rights owed to Him. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam, specifically the fast of Ramadan. It is obligatory for the accountable man and woman to take care of this great matter and not be negligent in it. If a person breaks the fast due to illness or travel, or if a woman breaks the fast due to menstruation, pregnancy, or breastfeeding that makes fasting difficult, she must make it up and hasten to do so before the next Ramadan arrives, making it up as soon as she is able. And success is from Allah.
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