Find out when fasting can be skipped due to illness in Islam. Learn about rulings on gallstones, nausea, and low blood sugar, along with fidya and qada options for missed fasts. Get clear, authentic answers based on Islamic teachings and expert guidance.
Question: I have large stones in my gallbladder (Pitta). I have fasted for two days, but today after Sehri, I am feeling nauseous and in severe pain. My sugar level has also dropped. What should I do? Should I continue fasting despite my illness?
This question is answered by Mufti Muhammad Shaheed Barakati Mehrati, a renowned scholar of Islamic jurisprudence.
Answer: According to Islamic teachings, if a person is sick and fears that fasting will worsen their condition or delay their recovery, it is permissible for them to skip the fast. They must, however, make up for the missed fasts later when they are healthy.
In Islamic jurisprudence, this ruling is supported by references from:
Juhrah Nayyira, Volume 1, Page 142
Durre Mukhtar and Ma'arad Dul Muhtar, Volume 2, Page 422
Bahare Shariat Part 5, Example 6 of Sehri and Iftaar rulings
This ruling is confirmed in Islamic books:
"Juhrah Nayyira, Volume 1, Page 142, Durre Mukhtar, Ma'arad Dul Muhtar, Ulf Fattah Wajshami, Volume 2, Page 422, and in reference to these, Bahare Shariat, Part 5, the statement of Sehri and Iftaar, Example 6 states: If a patient believes that fasting will worsen his health or cause further illness, then it is permissible for him not to fast on that day."
A patient has the flexibility to avoid fasting if they genuinely believe that fasting could harm their health. If their condition improves, they should compensate for the missed fasts at a later time.
May Allah grant you, us, and all sick individuals good health. Ameen.
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Question: Mere gallbladder (Pitta) me bade stones hain. Maine do din roze rakhe, lekin aaj Sehri ke baad bahut nausea ho raha hai aur dard bhi ho raha hai. Sugar level bhi low ho gaya hai. Kya mujhe roze rakhne chahiye ya nahi?
Jawaab de rahe hain Mufti Muhammad Shaheed Barakati, ek mashhoor Islamic scholar.
Answer: Agar koi shakhs bimaar hai aur usko lagta hai ki roza rakhne se tabiyat aur bigad sakti hai ya recovery slow ho sakti hai, toh Islam me ijazat hai ki wo roza chhod sakta hai. Lekin baad me jab tabiyat theek ho jaye, toh chhode hue roze qaza karne honge.
Is masle ka saboot Islamic kitaabon me bhi diya gaya hai:
Juhrah Nayyira, Volume 1, Page 142
Durre Mukhtar aur Ma'arad Dul Muhtar, Volume 2, Page 422
Bahare Shariat, Part 5, Sehri aur Iftaar ke ahkaam ka Example 6
Is masle ka saboot Islamic kitaabon me bhi diya gaya hai:
"Juhrah Nayyira, Volume 1, Page 142, Durre Mukhtar, Ma'arad Dul Muhtar, Ulf Fattah Wajshami, Volume 2, Page 422, aur in dono ke hawale se Bahare Shariat, Part 5, Sehri aur Iftaar ke bayan, Masla 6 me likha hai: Agar koi bimaar shakhs samajhta hai ki roza rakhne se uski tabiyat aur kharab ho sakti hai ya bimari badh sakti hai, toh uske liye roza na rakhna jaiz hai."
Agar doctor se salah lekar aisi dawai mil jaye jo sirf Sehri aur Iftaar ke beech li ja sake, toh roza rakha ja sakta hai. Agar zaroorat ho toh injection bhi lagwaya ja sakta hai, kyunki isse roza nahi tootta. Lekin agar roza rakhna bohot mushkil ho jaye aur tabiyat aur kharab hone ka ya dair se theek hone ka khatra ho, toh Islam me roza chhodne ki ijazat hai, lekin baad me uski qaza karni hogi.
Allah aapko, humein aur har bimaar ko shifa de. Ameen.
Allah Hafiz.
