Ruling on one who breaks the fast of Ramadan due to illness
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السؤال:
The following message was received by the program from Libya, and its sender is a listener from there who indicated his name with the letters (A. A. A). My brother, his message is somewhat lengthy; he says in it: I fell ill with a severe illness, which compelled me to travel abroad, outside the Islamic world, for treatment. The noble month of Ramadan arrived, and I was abroad, so the Christian doctor ordered me to break the fast, claiming that the medications might harm me if I did not consume food, especially water. This compelled me to break the fast, and the doctor asked me to continue the treatment for a long period. Upon my return, I consulted a Muslim doctor, and he also asked me to break the fast this year. I have tried fasting, but I felt my health deteriorate. What must I do regarding this situation? And do I have to feed people in place of fasting? Knowing that I am an employee with a limited income, I ask you to respond and restore peace and tranquility to my soul. Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy.
Answer:
There is no blame on you, my brother! In breaking the fast, as long as you feel the illness and are exhausted by fasting, and the doctors have directed you to do so, there is no blame on you. Likewise, if the medications are regulated and you need them during the day, then breaking the fast is permissible for you. Allah the Exalted said: [al-Baqarah:185] Even if you did not have a doctor, if you felt an illness that makes fasting difficult and you are exhausted by it in fasting, then you break the fast due to the presence of the illness, by the text of the Noble Qur'an, even if there is no doctor telling you this or that.
So illness is a legitimate religious excuse; when it is present and fasting is difficult for you, you have the right to break the fast, even if you did not consult a doctor about it.
As for now, you must make up the fasts, and praise be to Allah. When you are cured of the illness, you make them up, even after a period of time; because Allah said: [al-Baqarah:185] The meaning is: so he must make up a number of other days, meaning: he makes them up.
So, my brother! If Allah cures you and your health is restored, you make up the fasts, and praise be to Allah. There is no blame on you in that, and be glad of the good. May Allah cure you and grant you well-being.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
The following message was received by the program from Libya, and its sender is a listener from there who indicated his name with the letters (A. A. A). My brother, his message is somewhat lengthy; he says in it: I fell ill with a severe illness, which compelled me to travel abroad, outside the Islamic world, for treatment. The noble month of Ramadan arrived, and I was abroad, so the Christian doctor ordered me to break the fast, claiming that the medications might harm me if I did not consume food, especially water. This compelled me to break the fast, and the doctor asked me to continue the treatment for a long period. Upon my return, I consulted a Muslim doctor, and he also asked me to break the fast this year. I have tried fasting, but I felt my health deteriorate. What must I do regarding this situation? And do I have to feed people in place of fasting? Knowing that I am an employee with a limited income, I ask you to respond and restore peace and tranquility to my soul. Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy.
Answer:
There is no blame on you, my brother! In breaking the fast, as long as you feel the illness and are exhausted by fasting, and the doctors have directed you to do so, there is no blame on you. Likewise, if the medications are regulated and you need them during the day, then breaking the fast is permissible for you. Allah the Exalted said:
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days
وَمَنْ كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَSo illness is a legitimate religious excuse; when it is present and fasting is difficult for you, you have the right to break the fast, even if you did not consult a doctor about it.
As for now, you must make up the fasts, and praise be to Allah. When you are cured of the illness, you make them up, even after a period of time; because Allah said:
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days
وَمَنْ كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَSo, my brother! If Allah cures you and your health is restored, you make up the fasts, and praise be to Allah. There is no blame on you in that, and be glad of the good. May Allah cure you and grant you well-being.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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