If a person performs fasting after Ramadan due to being ill in Ramadan, will he get the same thawabs?
- If a person performs fasting as qada after Ramadan due to being ill in Ramadan, will he get the same thawabs?
- I suffer from jaundice. My doctor told me not fast in Ramadan this year. I will fast when I get well after Ramadan. Will I get the same thawabs?
Dear Brother / Sister,
The believers who cannot perform fasting in Ramadan due to a legitimate excuse like being ill and travelling can perform fasting as qada after Ramadan as a whole or intermittently.
They will not be held responsible for not fasting in Ramadan due to an excuse and they will inshallah get the same thawabs when they perform fasting as qada.
As a matter of fact, this issue is stated clearly in the Quran:
“Ramadan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur´an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (Between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that month should spend it in fasting, but if any one is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed period (Should be made up) by days later. Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put to difficulties. (He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful.” (al-Baqara, 2/185)
Questions on Islam
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- Will you write the verses of the Quran and Hadiths about Ramadan and Fasting?
- Is it permissible to perform the fasting of Shawwal and the fasting of Qada together?
- Will you give information about the qada of skipped fasting and giving fidyah for skipped fasting?
- Can a person receive the thawab of nafilah fasting if he performs missed (qada) fasting on the first nine days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah?
- Frequently Asked Questions on Fasting
- How is kaffarah fasting performed? If a person breaks fasting in Ramadan more than one day, how many times does he have to perform kaffarah fasting? Does kaffarah fasting become necessary if a person does not fast in Ramadan?
- If an ill person does not have enough money to pay fidyah, can his daughter pay fidyah on behalf of her father?
- Is the fasting performed as qada in the months of Rajab and Shaban also regarded as nafilah fasting? Can I perform both qada and nafilah fasting together? Or, do I have to perform qada fasting and nafilah fasting on separate days?
- Is it a sin not to perform fasting in the month of Ramadan without any excuse? Will it be a sin if i skip Ramadan fasting without any excuse with the intention of fasting in winter? Will fasting performed in winter replace the fasting skipped in Ramadan?
