Breaking Fast due to Illness

Question:

What is the ruling for a person who became ill whilst in the state of fasting, Is it permissible for him to break the fast?

Answer:

In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-raḥmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

If a person is sure that if he would not break the fast his illness would be aggravated, hence it will be permissible for him to break the fast. He would only have to make Qada and not give Kaffarah.[1]

And Allah Ta‘ala knows best
Mufti Luqman Hansrot
Fatwa Dept.


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1.المريض إذا خاف على نفسه التلف أو ذهاب عضو يفطر بالإجماع وإن خاف زيادة العلة وامتداده فكذلك وعليه القضاء إذا أفطر كذا في المحيط …

المريض إذا خاف على نفسه التلف، أو ذهاب عضو منه يفطر بالإجماع، وإن خاف زيادة العلة وامتداده، فكذلك عندنا، وعليه القضاء إذا أفطر لقوله تعالى: (ومن كان مريضاً أو على سفر، فعدة من أيام أخر)

(المحيط البرهاني, دار إحياء التراث,ج2,ص652)

( أو مريض خاف الزيادة ) لمرضه وصحيح خاف المرض
( فصل في العوارض المبيحة لعدم الصائم ,الدر المختار ج2,ص422)