DAILY FIQH

Question: Upon whom is the fasting of Ramadhan compulsory?

Answer: Fasting is obligatory on a person who meets the folloeing five conditions:
1.Islam;
2.Puberty;
3.There are no impediments to fasting .e.g. women who are menstruating or bleeding following childbirth;
4. Able to fast e.g. absences of sickness
5. Non traveller.
(As for point 3, 4 & 5, the person will be required to keep Qadha at a later stage. Furthermore, if a person is so sick that there is no hope of recovery then that person may pay fiday for missed fast)
[Fiqhul Muyyasir Page 180]

And Allah Knows Best

Yusuf Moosagie
Subscribe to the Daily Fiqh WhatsApp service by adding +27 72 071 3684 to your Contacts and sending a message with the word ‘Subscribe’.  Visit www.dailyfiqh.co.za