The diabetic and ulcer patient: what is obligatory for him if he cannot fast?
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Question: I am a patient with diabetes and an ulcer, so if I am unable to fast, what is obligatory for me to do?
Question: You must consult a specialist doctor. If the specialist doctor determines that fasting harms you, then break your fast. If Allah grants you health, make up the fasts afterwards.
If the specialist doctors determine that this illness is permanently harmed by fasting, and that in their knowledge the illness will continue and its cure is not expected, then you break your fast and feed one poor person for every day, half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the local staple food, which is approximately one and a half kilograms, and praise be to Allah. You do not have to fast; because Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Taghabun: 16].
Question: You must consult a specialist doctor. If the specialist doctor determines that fasting harms you, then break your fast. If Allah grants you health, make up the fasts afterwards.
If the specialist doctors determine that this illness is permanently harmed by fasting, and that in their knowledge the illness will continue and its cure is not expected, then you break your fast and feed one poor person for every day, half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the local staple food, which is approximately one and a half kilograms, and praise be to Allah. You do not have to fast; because Allah the Exalted said:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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