Ramaḍān Fatwa #83 | A person who can make up for the missed days of Sawm | Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts Q: I had an accident two years ago. During this period, I was not able to perform Sawm (Fast). Thus, I fed a Miskin (needy) for each day and performed compensatory Sawm for a month. But, there is one month left, should I perform compensatory Sawm or feed Miskins? All praise be to Allah, I can now perform Sawm, but I am still paralyzed. I hope you will give me your Fatwa (legal opinion issued by qualified Muslim scholar) concerning this matter. A: If you can perform compensatory Sawm for the days in which you broke your Sawm, you should perform it. However, you should not feed Miskins in this case, because it is only obligatory on a person who can not perform compensatory Sawm. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions. • [Fataawaa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, Vol 9, Page no.92, Fatwaa no.20768] Share the link so others can benefit: https://t.me/+sZ0xH_cso304MjNk

Ramaḍān Fatwa #82 | Making up for the days of Sawm missed on the part of a kidney patient | Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts Q: I would like to tell Your Eminence that in the year 1404 A.H. I was afflicted with renal failure, whereupon I underwent a surgical operation to have a kidney transplant. The operation was successful, praise be to Allah. Yet during the period from 1404 to 1409 A.H., I could not fast the blessed months of Ramadan. I have been feeding a poor person for each day of fast that I missed till the end of the year 1409 A.H. after this, the doctor allowed me to fast with the beginning of Ramadan 1410 A.H. In 1411 A.H., I made up for the Ramadan of 1405 A.H. Thus, I must make up for four Ramadans. Please guide me whether it is sufficient to feed the poor as Kaffarah (expiation) for the four months or I should make up for them by fasting. May Allah guard you. A: You should make up for the days you failed to fast due to your illness because now you have recovered from your illness. Allah (Exalted be He) 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. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions. • [Fataawaa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, Vol 9, Page no.91, Fatwaa no.14092] Share the link so others can benefit: https://t.me/+sZ0xH_cso304MjNk

Ramaḍān Fatwa #81 | Fasting on the part of a heart patient | Permanent Committee for Research and Verdicts Q: I suffer from heart disease and I was subjected to electronarcosis in a hospital in Buraydah. The doctor prescribed continuous therapy for me. I find it too difficult to fast Ramadan. I also suffer from some other ailments in my abdomen, such as colitis and very severe constipation. I hope Your Eminence will give me a Fatwa (legal opinion issued by qualified Muslim scholar) regarding fast and what I should do. May Allah protect you. A: You should make up for the days of Ramadan you failed to fast when you recover from your illness. If this is an incurable illness, you should offer Kaffarah (expiation) by feeding a poor person for each day of fast you missed. The amount of food you should give to a poor person is half a Sa` (1 Sa` = 3 kg. Approx.) of wheat, rice, or other such staple food. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions. • [Fataawaa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah, Vol 9, Page no.90, Fatwaa no.14142] Share the link so others can benefit: https://t.me/+sZ0xH_cso304MjNk