The following message was received by the program from Iraq, sent by one of the sisters from there, saying (G.

The following message was received by the program from Iraq, sent by one of the sisters from there, saying (G. F. M). Her first question: My friend’s father is an elderly man who prays consistently, but six years ago he stopped fasting and held fast to prayer only, due to his suffering from chronic heart disease. We ask: Can his daughters fast on his behalf? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: As long as he is alive and is unable to fast, with the doctors’ report that he is unable and that this illness is not expected to end, he must feed a poor person for each day, just like the elderly man and the elderly woman who are unable; they must feed a poor person for each day, as much as they can afford, whether dates or other staple food of the country. So this is the case for the patient whose recovery is not expected, who is unable to fast and whose recovery is not expected; he must feed a poor person for each day, and no one fasts on his behalf unless he dies without having fasted. In that case, they have the choice: if they fast on his behalf, they are doing good, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And if they feed on his behalf, that is sufficient. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.