HE FASTED SOME DAYS OF RAMADAN AND HE DIED #QUESTION: A sick person fasted in Ramadan, and after four days from the start of the month, he died; should (the rest of the month) be made up for him? _____________ #ANSWER: If this illness which afflicted him was a sudden illness and it remained with him until he died, then it is not necessary to make it up on his behalf, because Allaah (the Most High) says: ... and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Saum (fasts) must be made up] from other days. [Al-Baqarah 2:185] So, what is incumbent upon this sick person is to fast a number of other days, and if he died before he was able to do that, the obligation is lifted from him, because he did not live until the time which the fast was incumbent upon him. So, he is like one who died in Shabaan, he is not obliged to fast the approaching month of Ramadan. But if the illness was one from which he was not expected to recover, then the basic principle is that he is obliged to feed a destitute person for each day. ¤ Shaykh bin Uthaymin Source: Fatawa Arkaanul-Islaam, DARUSSALAM vol.2, p673. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ SAWM IN THE CASE OF A SERIOUSLY ILL PERSON #QUESTION: I suffered from a serious disease in the last ten days of Ramadan,1395 A.H. I broke the Sawm (Fast) for four days in this blessed month because of my sickness. I hoped that I could make up for these days when I restore my health, but I am still ill up to now and the coming Ramadan is about to start. I am unable to make up for these days and to fast the next Ramadan. Additionally, I am not sure that I will restore my health later. Would you please tell in writing what I should do and the cash value of feeding at present? If there are a few poor persons in our village, shall I repeat paying this value to these poor people? #ANSWER: If the case is as you have mentioned, you have to be patient until Allah cures you of your illness. You then can make up for the days you missed in the months of Ramadan. The basic rule in this respect is the Saying of Allah (Exalted be He): ... and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Sawm (fasts) must be made up] from other days. Your uncertainty of recovery cannot be a basis for deciding that your healing is hopeless or set you free from liability for making up and permit you to the act of feeding the poor for the missed fasts. Rather, you should think good of Allah and hope for recovery while getting ready for the Hereafter. May Allah cure you of every disease and help you perform the obligations. When the doctors decide that your sickness which render you unable to fast is incurable, then you should feed one poor person for every day (past or coming) missed of Ramadan half a Sa of the local staple food, dates or something else. If you give a poor person dinner or lunch for the number of days that you did not fast, that will be sufficient. As to paying in cash, it does not discharge the obligation. May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions! ¤ Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ INTRAVENOUS AND INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS DURING DURING THE DAYTIME IN RAMADAN #QUESTION: What is the ruling on having injections during the daytime in Ramadan, whether for the purpose of nutrition or treatment? #ANSWER: It is permissible for a person who is observing Sawm (Fast) to be treated by injections, whether intravenous or intramuscular, during the day in Ramadan. But it is impermissible to have nutritive injections, as they come under the same ruling as having food and drinks. Thus, it is considered a trick to break Sawm in Ramadan. If it is possible to have the intravenous or intramuscular injections during the night, it will be better. May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions! ¤ Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta
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