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I am diabetic and cannot fast. What should i do?

· 12 Ramadan 1430 AH1 min readFatwa 18275English

Question

Hello i'am new to islam and what i want to know i'am diabetic and i'am on medcation for that can i practice ramadan and if not what can i do i don't have a lot of money to donate to the islamic comuntiy in calgary what else is there i can do.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Since you cannot fast, you need to donate 1.6kg of wheat or its value to the poor as fidyah for each missed fast. If you cannot afford this value, then you should make the intention that if you ever become capable of paying this value in the future, you will do so.

However, if your health ever permits you in the future to fast, then you will need to make up these fasts and cannot pay the above-mentioned fidyah. In such a case, you will need to fast even if you had paid the fidyah.

And Allah knows best

Wassalaamu `alaykum

Ml. Abrar Mirza,
Student Darul Iftaa

Darul Iftaa

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قال مشايخنا إذا كان مريض يعلم أن آخره الموت وامتد ذلك حتى أمكنه الإيصاء يجعل في هذه الحالة بمنزلة الشيخ الفاني

(المحيط البرهاني، كتاب الصوم، الفصل السابع، نوع آخر: 3/361؛ إدارة)

(أحسن الفتاوى، كتاب الصوم: 4/430؛ سعيد)

(المرجع السابق: 4/459)

(فتاوى رحيمية، كتاب الصوم، فدية صوم وصلاة: 7/271-272؛ الإشاعت)

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