One who broke the fast in Ramadan due to illness and was unable to make it up
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Question:
A woman fell ill during the month of Ramadan and broke her fast for several days. She has now recovered from the illness, but [she] is unable to fast the days she missed?
Answer:
Perhaps she is unable to. In any case, if a woman breaks her fast in Ramadan, or if a man does, and then Allah grants him or her health, they must make up the fast. Allah says—(Exalted and Majestic is He): [al-Baqarah:185] Therefore, the sick woman and the sick man, once they recover, must make up what they missed from Ramadan. It is not obligatory for them to do so consecutively; they may fast on separate days, fasting and breaking the fast until they complete the number. There is no harm in making up the fast on separate days.
If he or she is unable to fast because the illness persists, the debt remains in his or her obligation until he or she is able to fast and recovers, even if that is after several years, as long as the illness is expected to end and is not considered incurable. The fast remains in the obligation until recovery, and then it is made up afterward, even if it is after several Ramadans, as long as the illness continues with him or her. However, once the doctors determine that this illness will not end, that it is permanent, and that such illnesses are generally permanent, then he or she must feed one poor person for each day missed, and there is no obligation to make up the fast. He or she feeds one poor person for each day, half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the local staple food, if he or she is able to do so, and nothing is required of him or her after that. This is if the doctors determine that this illness, like its kind, is not expected to be cured and that it will continue. But as long as the illness is expected to be cured and its end is anticipated, the fast remains in the obligation. When a man or woman recovers, he or she makes up the fast on non-consecutive days. It is not obligatory for the days to be consecutive; if they are consecutive, that is better, but if not, consecutiveness is not required. If he or she makes up the fast on separate days, fasting and breaking the fast until the obligation is completed, there is no harm in that.
A woman fell ill during the month of Ramadan and broke her fast for several days. She has now recovered from the illness, but [she] is unable to fast the days she missed?
Answer:
Perhaps she is unable to. In any case, if a woman breaks her fast in Ramadan, or if a man does, and then Allah grants him or her health, they must make up the fast. Allah says—(Exalted and Majestic is He):
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days
وَمَنْ كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَIf he or she is unable to fast because the illness persists, the debt remains in his or her obligation until he or she is able to fast and recovers, even if that is after several years, as long as the illness is expected to end and is not considered incurable. The fast remains in the obligation until recovery, and then it is made up afterward, even if it is after several Ramadans, as long as the illness continues with him or her. However, once the doctors determine that this illness will not end, that it is permanent, and that such illnesses are generally permanent, then he or she must feed one poor person for each day missed, and there is no obligation to make up the fast. He or she feeds one poor person for each day, half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the local staple food, if he or she is able to do so, and nothing is required of him or her after that. This is if the doctors determine that this illness, like its kind, is not expected to be cured and that it will continue. But as long as the illness is expected to be cured and its end is anticipated, the fast remains in the obligation. When a man or woman recovers, he or she makes up the fast on non-consecutive days. It is not obligatory for the days to be consecutive; if they are consecutive, that is better, but if not, consecutiveness is not required. If he or she makes up the fast on separate days, fasting and breaking the fast until the obligation is completed, there is no harm in that.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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