The Pregnant and Nursing Women: They May Break Their Fast if Fasting Is Difficult for Them, and They Must Make It Up
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Question: A woman is pregnant and cannot bear to fast. What should she do?
Answer: The ruling for a pregnant woman for whom fasting is difficult is the same as the ruling for a sick person. Likewise, a nursing woman for whom fasting is difficult may break her fast, and both must make up the missed days. This is based on the saying of Allah, the Exalted: [Surat al-Baqarah: 185].
Some of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held that they are only required to feed the poor. The correct view is the first one, because their ruling is the same as that of the sick person, since the original ruling is the obligation to make up the fast, and there is no evidence to contradict this.
What indicates this is what Anas ibn Malik al-Ka'bi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 5:140 It was narrated by Imam Ahmad and the people of the four Sunan collections with a good chain of narration. This indicates that they are like the traveler in the ruling on fasting: they break their fast and make it up.
As for shortening the prayer, that is a ruling specific to the traveler alone, with no one sharing it with him. It involves praying the four-rak'ah prayer as two rak'ahs. And success is from Allah.
Answer: The ruling for a pregnant woman for whom fasting is difficult is the same as the ruling for a sick person. Likewise, a nursing woman for whom fasting is difficult may break her fast, and both must make up the missed days. This is based on the saying of Allah, the Exalted:
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days
وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَSome of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held that they are only required to feed the poor. The correct view is the first one, because their ruling is the same as that of the sick person, since the original ruling is the obligation to make up the fast, and there is no evidence to contradict this.
What indicates this is what Anas ibn Malik al-Ka'bi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:
Indeed, Allah has relieved the traveler of fasting and half of the prayer, and the pregnant and nursing women
إن الله وضع عن المسافر الصوم وشطر الصلاة، وعن الحبلى والمرضعAs for shortening the prayer, that is a ruling specific to the traveler alone, with no one sharing it with him. It involves praying the four-rak'ah prayer as two rak'ahs. And success is from Allah.
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