Center said Al-Azhar The International Electronic Fatwa: A pregnant and breastfeeding woman breaks the fast if she is unable to fast, and she makes up the days that she broke the fast after giving birth and weaning, and the ransom is not sufficient for her as long as she is able to fast.
Dr. Ali Jumaa, the former Mufti of the Republic, said that it is permissible for pregnant and breastfeeding women to break the fast during Ramadan, and they must make up for it without paying the ransom if they are able to do so.
The former mufti explained that if a pregnant or nursing woman is unable to fast due to an illness that cannot be cured, then she must pay the ransom and not make up for the fasts she owes.
A member of the Council of Senior Scholars added that a person may be 100 years old and be able to fast, and another person who is 50 years old cannot fast due to illness, pointing out that there is no specific age for someone who does not fast and must pay the ransom.
He stressed that a woman, due to pregnancy and breastfeeding, may have to make up for more than 3 Ramadan fasts. If she is in good health, able to fast, and does not have an illness, she must make up for it without paying the ransom.
The ruling on a pregnant woman breaking her fast in Ramadan. The Egyptian Fatwa House confirmed that, based on the doctor’s statement, it is permissible for a pregnant or breastfeeding woman to break the fast with compensation for the days after the end of pregnancy and breastfeeding if fasting harms her, the fetus, or the infant, and no ransom is required.
Atonement for a pregnant woman breaking her fast in Ramadan
Dr. Awaida Othman, Fatwa Secretary at the Fatwa House, said that it is not permissible for a pregnant woman to compensate for the fasting she missed with expiation alone, pointing out that the pregnant woman, like the sick person, suffers from a temporary illness that will go away, and this type of excuse must be compensated for by fasting and not expiation.
Dr. Awaida Othman responded, during the live broadcast on the Dar Al-Iftaa page, to a questioner who said: “I broke the fast of Ramadan because of pregnancy, so is it permissible for me to pay expiation only without fasting?”, saying: “It is not permissible because pregnancy and breastfeeding are for a period and that period ends. It lasts a temporary period and then you give birth and the breastfeeding period ends. Your example is like a man who had surgery during the day of Ramadan and broke his fast for a week and God healed him, so he must make up for what he owes by fasting after the end of Ramadan.”
He added: “As for the person who has a chronic disease that has no hope of recovery, meaning that it continues with him for years or throughout his life, this person must expiate fasting and it is not permissible for him to fast. If the doctor advises him not to fast and violates the doctor’s instructions, he is a sinner according to Islamic law.”
