Question Summary:
My wife is diabetic and on insulin, can she give fidya instead of fasting? Question Detail:
My wife has type 2 diabetes since 2004.She was taking diabetic tablets before 2005.But from 2005 until now (2013) she is on insulin and she takes insulin thrice a day, before each meal i.e breakfast,luch and dinner.She gave birth 3 children under this condition and her pregnancy was always a hig-risk pregnancy.Alahamdulillah my all 3 children are healthy and fine.In her early diabetic years she was doing fasting without any problem but as the years are passing on, she is unable to fasting anymore.She tried it but her conditions become worst and she has to break fast.Her diabetic doctor ( Non-Muslim Australian doctor) strongly advised her to not to do fasting anymore, otherwise it will be life threatning for her .That Non-muslim doctor also takes advise about that matter with her Muslim doctor colleage and that Muslim doctor also agrees with her and said that in Islam is it allowed to skip fasting if the disease is life threatning.Now I'd like to know according to Quran and Sunnah what she needs to do ?1.Can she skip fasting , as her medical condition is not allowed her to do fasting anymore ?2.What would be fidya for past fasting days and future ?3.What would be the fidya for one fast ?4.What would be fidya or Kufarra for her breaking fasts (Incomplete fasts) due to illness ?
Answer :
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
1.) Islam is a religion of compassion and does not enjoin on a person that which is beyond their capacity.
In your wife's case, her own past experience of her ailment worsening from fasting and the advice of a competent Muslim doctor are sufficient for her to be excused from fasting. She will pay the fidya instead. [i]
As long as her condition remains chronic such that she cannot fast either in Ramadan or make it up later she will continue to give fidya instead of fasting.
However, if her condition improves in the future by the will of Allah to the point where she is able to fast, then she will have to make up all those fasts by fasting even if their fidya was paid. [ii]
2. & 3.) The fidya of each fast is half a Saa' (1.75kg to 2.32 kg / 3.86 lb to 5.11 lb) of wheat (or its monetary equivalent). It is equivalent to the amount of the sadaqah al-fitr in your country. [iii]
For Australia, you can verify the exact amount by contacting the Darul Iftaa in Australia at: http://www.fatwa.org.au/contact-us.html
4.) If she broke the fast because of her illness, there is no kaffarah on her, only making up of the fast. Since she cannot make up the fast due to her illness, she will give fidya for that fast as well.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Sohail ibn Arif,
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
Clarification
The Darul Iftaa has received queries regarding Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb’s teaching and affiliation with Madrassah In’aamiyya, Camperdown. The confusion is probably due to the previous Fatawaa and Google searches of Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb issued under the name of Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah, Camperdown.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb has resigned from Madrassah In’aamiyya two years ago and has no affiliation with Madrassah In’aamiyya, Camperdown.
Mufti Saheb has established the Darul Iftaa in Durban that facilitates for post-Ulama courses and training Mufti’s. He teaches Hadeeth at Darul Uloom Nu’maniyyah.
Email: darululoomnumaniyyah@gmail.com or arkhanar@telkomsa.net
ومنها المرض) المريض إذا خاف على نفسه التلف أو ذهاب عضو يفطر بالإجماع، وإن خاف زيادة العلة وامتدادها فكذلك عندنا) [i]
وعليه القضاء إذا أفطر كذا في المحيط. ثم معرفة ذلك باجتهاد المريض والاجتهاد غير مجرد الوهم بل هو غلبة ظن عن أمارة أو تجربة أو بإخبار طبيب مسلم غير ظاهر الفسق كذا في فتح القدير
الفتاوى الهندية، ١/ ٢٠٧ دار الفكر
ولو قدر على الصيام بعد ما فدى بطل حكم الفداء الذي فداه حتى يجب عليه الصوم هكذا في النهاية [ii]
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ولو فات صوم رمضان بعذر المرض أو السفر واستدام المرض والسفر حتى مات لا قضاء عليه لكنه إن أوصى بأن يطعم عنه صحت [iii]
وصيته، وإن لم تجب عليه ويطعم عنه من ثلث ماله فإن برئ المريض أو قدم المسافر، وأدرك من الوقت بقدر ما فاته فيلزمه قضاء جميع ما أدرك فإن لم يصم حتى أدركه الموت فعليه أن يوصي بالفدية كذا في البدائع ويطعم عنه وليه لكل يوم مسكينا نصف صاع من بر أو صاعا من تمر أو صاعا من شعير كذا في الهداية. فإن لم يوص وتبرع عنه الورثة جاز، ولا يلزمهم من غير إيصاء كذا في فتاوى قاضي خان. ولا يصوم عنه الولي كذا في التبيين
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