Explaining what is obligatory upon the one who is unable to fast due to old age or an illness that is not expected to end
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Q275: The questioner asks: What is obligatory upon the old man and the sick person whose recovery is not expected, if they are unable to fast the month of Ramadan?
A275: Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:184] . The old man who cannot bear fasting, and the chronic sick person for whom fasting is not expected, and who is unable to fast, must feed a poor person for every day, the amount being one and a half kilograms of food.
A275: Allah the Exalted said:
And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person
وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ
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