Are breastfeeding mothers excused from fasting during Ramadaan?

Published as Fasting for a breastfeeding mother during Ramadaan

8 Mar 2024 · 27 Shaʻban 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

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Are breastfeeding mothers excused from fasting during Ramadaan?

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If the breastfeeding mother fears that her health will deteriorate (by breastfeeding) and it will affect her health or the child’s health, then it will be permissible for her to omit fasting, and she may make up for the missed fasts after Ramadaan. However, she should only omit fasting if she is advised by an expert Muslim doctor to do so, or it is known through experience that she or her baby will encounter health problems.

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References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

فصل في العوارض المبيحة لعدم الصوم.. قوله خمسة هي السفر والحبل والإرضاع والمرض والكبر وهي تسع نظمتها بقولي:

وعوارض الصوم التي قد يغتفر … للمرء فيها الفطر تسع تستطر

حبل وإرضاع وإكراه سفر … مرض جهاد جوعه عطش كبر

(الدر المختار و حاشية ابن عابدين 2/421)

فصل في العوارض – جواز الفطر لمن خاف زيادة المرض أو بطء البرء ولحامل ومرضع خافت نقصان العقل أو الهلاك أو المرض على نفسها أو ولدها نسبا كان أو رضاعا والخوف المعتبر ما كان مستندا لغلبة الظن بتجربة أو إخبار طبيب ولمن حصل له عطش شديد أو جوع يخاف منه الهلاك عارض السفر(نور الإيضاح

Answered by: Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani
Checked & approved by: Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb

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