The Time for Making Up the Fasts of a Menstruating Woman and a Woman with Post-Natal Bleeding for Ramadan

Question:
My wife gave birth in the first month of the blessed month of Ramadan. Ramadan ended, and she did not fast a single day in it. After the month ended, I ordered her to fast, but she said that she could not bear it due to an illness that struck her, and she did not return to health, and so on. So when is the obligation to make up the fasts dropped from her, or...?

Answer:
She must fast whenever she is able. If she broke her fast in Ramadan because of post-natal bleeding, and likewise if a menstruating woman broke her fast for days in Ramadan, she fasts, and they fast after that in the period between Ramadan and the end of Sha'ban. All of this is a place for fasting if she is able and has the capacity. She may fast in Shawwal, in Dhul-Qa'dah, in Dhul-Hijjah, in Muharram, in Safar, in Rabi' al-Awwal, in Rabi' al-Thani, in Jumada al-Ula, in Jumada al-Akhirah, in Rajab, or in Sha'ban. All of these are places for fasting, and praise be to Allah. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has not made it narrow. If she hastens, that is better. If she hastens, it is better for making up the fasts if that is facilitated for her. If it is difficult for her due to illness or breastfeeding, she delays the fasting until she is able, then she fasts after that. She owes nothing, she owes no expiation, and she owes no feeding. Rather, whenever she is able, she fasts, and praise be to Allah.