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Reasons for which one may excused from fasting in Ramadaan
Praise be to Allaah.
One of the ways in which Allah has made things easy
for His slaves is that He has only enjoined fasting
upon those who are able to do it, and
He has excused those who are unable to fast for a legitimate
shari reason. The legitimate reasons for which one may be excused
from fasting are as follows:
1 Sickness
1) Sickness means everything that means that a person is not healthy.
Ibn Qudaamah said: the scholars are agreed that
it is permissible for the sick person not to fast in general.
The basis of that is the aayah in which Allah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number
(should be made up) from other days[al-Baqarah 2:184]
It was narrated that Salamah ibn al-Akwa (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: When this aayah was revealed And as for those
who can fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man),
they have (a choice either to fast or) to feed a Miskeen (poor person)
(for every day)[al-Baqarah 2:184 interpretation of the meaning]
those who wanted not to fast could do that,
and pay the fidyah (i.e., feed one poor person for each day).
That remained the case until the following aayah was revealed, i.e.,
the verse: And as for those who can fast
with difficulty, (e.g. an old man), they have (a choice
either to fast or) to feed a Miskeen (poor person)
(for every day)[al-Baqarah 2:185 interpretation of the meaning]
so it abrogated it.
The sick person who fears that fasting may make his sickness worse
or that it will slow down his recovery or damage a part of his body,
has the option of not fasting, and indeed it is Sunnah for him
not to fast and it is makrooh for him to complete his fast,
because that may lead to his death. So he has to be cautious
and protect himself. Moreover, if the sick person is very ill,
that makes it permissible for him not to fast.
But if a healthy person fears difficulty or tiredness,
it is not permissible for him to break his fast,
if all that happens to him when he fasts is that he becomes tired.
2 Travelling:
In order for traveling to result in a concession
excusing one from fasting, the following conditions
must be met:
The journey must be long enough that prayers may be shortened.
The traveler must not intend to settle in the place
to which he travels.
His journey must not be for any sinful purpose,
rather it should be for a sound purpose,
according to the majority of scholars. That is because
being allowed not to fast is a concession and relief that
the sinner does not deserve on his journey, because
the purpose of his journey is to commit sin“ such as
one who travels in order to commit banditry, for example.
Cancellation of the concession for traveling:
This concession of traveling is cancelled by two things:
(i) When the traveler returns home and enters his hometown,
which is the place where he resides.
(ii)When the traveler decides to stay indefinitely,
or for a lengthy period in one place, and the place is fit for settling in.
Thus he becomes a resident (or non-traveller) ,
so he should pray his prayers in full and not break his fast
in Ramadaan, because the rulings on travel no longer apply to him.
3 Pregnancy and breastfeeding:
The fuqaha are agreed that pregnant and breastfeeding women
may break their fast in Ramadaan, on the condition that
they think there is a risk that they or their children
may become ill or more ill, or be harmed or may die.
The evidence for this concession in their case is the aayah
(interpretation of the meaning:
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[al-Baqarah 2:185]
This does not refer to merely being sick, for the sick person
who will not be harmed by fasting is not allowed to break the fast;
here sickness is mentioned as a metaphor for any situation
where fasting when sick may cause harm. This is what is meant
by sickness here. That may be the case in pregnancy and when breastfeeding,
so these two cases are included in the concession of breaking the fast.
The evidence that women in these cases are allowed not to fast
is the hadeeth of Anas ibn Maalik al-Kabi
(may Allaah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
Allah has relieved the traveler of fasting and half of prayer,
and He has relieved the pregnant and breastfeeding woman of fasting.
4 Senility and old age:
Senility and old age refers to one who is old and has lost his strength,
or who is approaching death, so that every day he becomes weaker,
until he dies, or who is suffering from a terminal or
incurable illness and has no hope of recovery.
The evidence that it is prescribed for such people not to fast
is the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
And as for those who can fast with difficulty,
(e.g. an old man), they have (a choice either to fast or) to feed a Miskeen
(poor person) (for every day)[al-Baqarah 2:184]
Ibn Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said that
this aayah has not been abrogated, and it applies to old men
and old women who cannot fast, so for each day they should feed
one poor person.
5 Intense hunger and thirst
If a person is overtaken by intense hunger or unbearable thirst,
then he should break his fast and eat just as much as he needs
to ward off that hunger, then he should refrain from eating
for the rest of the day, and make up that fast later on.
The scholars added to intense hunger and thirst the fear of weakness
when meeting the enemy, or fearing or expecting an attack,
such as when one is surrounded. So if a fighter knows for sure
or thinks it most likely that there will be fighting because
he is facing the enemy, and he fears that fasting may make him weak
when fighting, and he is not traveling, then he may
break his fast before fighting.
6 “ Compulsion:
Compulsion means one person forcing another to do something
or not to do something against his will,
by means of threats.
Al-Mawsooah al-Fiqhiyyah, vol. 28, p. 73.
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Aug 2, 2009
Last week i went to Murree.We had a stay of 3 nights in Bhur-Bun in Punjab Hut.There was a beautiful lawn and a huge back Terus and we also visited Lipa Hut it had a walking track which had greenery all over it and it was looking very beautiful.At night it was so cold that we have to wear warm winter clothes and we slept in blankets.I enjoyed so much that i didnt wanted to come .
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Jul 22, 2009
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Jul 20, 2009
aaj shabe miraj hai. I just wanted to inform all muslims and pakistanis. please remember me in your prayers.
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Working day by day is like running around the wheel of a well (rahet). It feels like journey is never ending, travelling distance of miles every day but still standing where I started. It is like running of a Mouse in a lab wheel.
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An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.
He asks one of his new students to stand and.....
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A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hang the wash outside.
That laundry is not very clean, she said, she doesn't now how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.
