The ruling on a patient who is not expected to recover and is unable to fast
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This message came from a person who used the initials (K. A. K. A.) for his name. He says in his message: There is a specific person who was struck by an illness before last year's Ramadan, and the illness has continued with him until now. He is unable to fast this year if he remains in this condition. What is the ruling if next year's Ramadan comes and he has not fasted the previous Ramadan, and he is unable to fast the current Ramadan? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows his guidance.
As for what follows:
This is the person who was afflicted with an illness and was unable to fast last Ramadan or this current one, and he fears that the coming Ramadan will find him in the same condition. He owes no fasting, and praise be to Allah. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: [al-Baqarah:184] This is His mercy and His compassion, Mighty and Majestic is He. So if Allah grants him health and cures him, he must make up the days he missed, whether past or future, and there is no blame on him for that, and praise be to Allah.
As for if the doctors determine that this illness will continue and not end, then he is like the old man and the old woman for whom fasting is difficult. He must feed one poor person for every day, and fasting is not obligatory for him, if it is determined by the doctors that this illness is permanent, and that one like him will not be cured of it but it will remain with him. In that case, he breaks his fast and owes no make-up fasts, and he feeds one poor person for every day, half a sa' of the country's staple food; such as dates, rice, or the like. This is what is obligatory for him, just as it is for the old man who is unable and the old woman who is unable; the ruling for them is the same. Yes.
Answer: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows his guidance.
As for what follows:
This is the person who was afflicted with an illness and was unable to fast last Ramadan or this current one, and he fears that the coming Ramadan will find him in the same condition. He owes no fasting, and praise be to Allah. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]
فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَAs for if the doctors determine that this illness will continue and not end, then he is like the old man and the old woman for whom fasting is difficult. He must feed one poor person for every day, and fasting is not obligatory for him, if it is determined by the doctors that this illness is permanent, and that one like him will not be cured of it but it will remain with him. In that case, he breaks his fast and owes no make-up fasts, and he feeds one poor person for every day, half a sa' of the country's staple food; such as dates, rice, or the like. This is what is obligatory for him, just as it is for the old man who is unable and the old woman who is unable; the ruling for them is the same. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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