The ruling on one who is unable to fast Ramadan due to an illness that is not expected to end

Question:
A listener sent a question saying: My father was struck by an illness during the month of Ramadan, and at that time he did not fast the days on which he was ill until the month ended. Is it obligatory for us to make up the fasts for him, since his illness is not expected to end?

Answer:
It is obligatory to feed people; he must feed one poor person for every day, if the illness is not expected to end. In that case, he is like a deceased person; feeding on his behalf is sufficient, just as with an old man of advanced age or an old woman who is unable to fast. He must feed one poor person for every day half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of dates, rice, or other staple food of the country, which is approximately one and a half kilograms. All of it can be gathered at the end of the month and given to some of the poor, even to just one poor person. It is not necessary for you to give the portion for each day on that specific day. Rather, if you gather it at the beginning of the month, or at the end, or in the middle, and give it to some of the poor, that is sufficient, and praise be to Allah.

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