Yasir Qadhi – People Exempted From Fasting

			Who does not fast, who does not fast who has a legitimate excuse for not fasting, there are four
categories of those who are excused from the fasting. The first and the most common one is the woman
in her monthly cycle or after she delivers and she is leading in that portion than the fast months.
So the woman in her health and her menses and the woman in her and the fast this such a lady
obviously does not fast, and she makes it up later on. Now, my dear sisters in Islam do not play
around with the idea of a law, many sisters are lazy. When their menses finished, they think they
can delay the fast simply by not performing the hustle by by delaying the the the full ritual
		

			ablution Allah azza wa jal knows when your menses finished and you know as well. And when your
menses finish the very next day, you must begin your fast in fact, if your menses finished even five
minutes before the budget at the time of M sack, and you know the sign, which is the whiteness
discharge, if your menses finished five minutes before the end of budget, then legally even if you
do not take the hustle, you must first that day. So keep this point in mind and monitor the end of
the month. You all know your your cycles, you all know your routines towards the end of the month
monitor and realize that if it finishes wake up the day that you think it's going to finish wake up
		

			before budget to make sure that in fact it has finished or not finished, because if it has finished,
then that day is obligatory on you. And it is not allowed to play games with the shitty of Allah
subhana wa Tada. This is the first category. The second category are men and women who are sick and
traveling. And this category, it is permissible for you too fast, it is permissible for you to leave
the fast it's up to you. But the better thing to do is that if fasting is a hardship, then you
should not fast if fasting complicates your medical problem if fasting is a hardship during travel,
and you know best travel is relative for some of us traveling is an hour and a half drive in the air
		

			conditioned car. In such a case maybe don't break the fast if you don't want to. Sometimes traveling
involves a 15 hour journey across the globe, in which case fasting will be a big problem, you know
best and our Prophet says that I've said it is not righteousness too fast while traveling. Meaning
if it's difficult to fast, Allah will not reward you if you're causing hardship when you are fasting
during travel, you decide if it's a piece of cake if it's easy, then go ahead and fast. Also in
terms of sickness, what constitutes a legitimate sickness, the response is common sense will tell
you you don't need to go to a doctor or even an alum. Common Sense will tell you if you have a
		

			little bruise or cut on your finger that's not going to cause you to not fast but if you have a high
fever subpanel you need your liquids you need to drink all day long. You need this you need that a
high fever definitely is an excuse for leaving the fast and then making it up on a later day. You
know use your better judgment what sickness is such that it will complicate the fast if I if I
continue fasting and there are there might be some gray areas here and there. You're not quite sure
so go ahead and attempt in the morning to fast if you feel you're getting a more strong headache or
this or that your your your sickness is being complicated, then break the fast and Allah azza wa jal
		

			is Forgiving and Merciful. Also, there are gray areas of certain medical issues such as diabetes and
others. I cannot give you a blanket fight to go to a Muslim doctor. And why do I say Muslim doctor
because a Muslim will understand the obligation of fasting not that we don't trust a non Muslim
doctor. But a non Muslim does not understand how important fasting is a Muslim doctor will
understand how important fasting is. So if you're diabetic, or if you have a chronic illness in this
regard, go to a Muslim reputable doctor so that the Muslim doctor can weigh between, you know, in
your case, if you have a heavy meal with these in these ingredients, and then you break your fast at
		

			the appropriate time, inshallah It's okay. So the Muslim doctor can tell you this as because the
Muslim doctor has experienced that fasting and he knows the obligation of fasting. So if there are
areas such as diabetes, such as other things of this nature, then go seek counsel with a health
professional who understands the obligations of fasting. This is the second category sickness and
traveler. The third category of those who don't have too fast are those who are permanently sick, or
those who are too elderly and weak to fast, permanently six severe case of diabetes, severe case of
diabetes, he cannot remain without food for five hours, let's say hello. So Alicia has not come to
		

			kill people or to make life difficult for such a person. Somebody who is very old, 78 years old, he
cannot he doesn't have it inhibit too fast. For such a person. The fasting is forgiven, and he will
have to give a video which is feeding one person one meal per day that he doesn't fast and the
average video
		

			In America is between eight to $10. If you want to be safe, give 10. If you give $8 a day, no
problem, and you have to give, according to the land you're living in, don't calculate video based
upon Pakistan or Bangladesh, calculate video based upon America, because you're living here, you may
send it to Pakistan or Bangladesh, but it has to be $8 a day, not eight rupees a day because you're
living in this land. So you fit the as calculated according to this. And this is the third category,
the final category, and then we conclude our first hood. But the final category is the category
that's a bit of a laugh over, and that is women who are pregnant and women who are feeding children.
		

			This category is where many women show laxity. The fact of the matter is an average healthy young
lady who is pregnant or who is feeding, should not really have an excuse to break the fast. However,
if the doctor says or if she herself feels fainting or whatnot, then yes, we understand and so the
shitty I will allow her to break the fast nonetheless, an average young healthy lady who is pregnant
or who is feeding a child, generally speaking, should not just jump to the conclusion, I don't have
to fast because the fasting generally speaking should not harm her situation. Nonetheless, lectures
seek the advice of her own professional counselor and also, again, let's encourage a Muslim doctor
		

			who understands the importance of fasting. If the doctor feels and if she as well feels that fasting
will not be possible, then she may avoid the fast but she will have to make up the days that she has
missed. She cannot give money because her ruling is the ruling of the one who was sick or traveling.
That is she will overcome the sickness you will come back to a regular state and she will don't have
to fast all of the days and Indeed Allah Subhana Allah knows best