The Practising Muslim · Fiqh of Fasting
Understanding how to handle fasting when sick or in special conditions like pregnancy.
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If fasting will cause harm by worsening the illness or delaying recovery, then the sick person should break the fast and make up the day later when able.
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Swallowing blood deliberately invalidates the fast. But if blood enters the throat unintentionally, there is no sin and the fast is not invalidated by that.
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The view favored in the source is that if fidyah was the required option at the time because the illness was chronic, then the person does not move later to making up those past fasts after recovery. They should fast in the future if able.
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If the inability is permanent because of chronic sickness with no hope of cure, the person does not have to make up those days. Instead, they feed one poor person for each day.
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Pregnancy and breastfeeding are temporary excuses. If she can make up the missed fasts before the next Ramadan, she must do so. If the excuse continues until the next Ramadan, there is no sin, and she makes them up when able.
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Pregnancy and breastfeeding do not automatically allow a woman to skip fasting. The concession applies when she fears harm to herself or her child.
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If urgent medical testing cannot be delayed without risk of delaying recovery or disease detection, she comes under the ruling of a sick person. She may break the fast that day and make it up later.
These questions are for learning and self-testing. Explanations are drawn from the sources linked on each question and are not a fatwa. For a ruling on your own circumstances, please consult a qualified scholar.
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