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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-83 : TINGGAL PUASA KERANA BERPANTANG, LANGKAH TAHUN KERANA MENYUSU
If a woman skipped Ramadan fasts due to postnatal confinement and is still breastfeeding, must she make up the fasts only, or also pay fidyah, once the next Ramadan arrives?
Short answer
A woman who missed fasts because of postpartum bleeding (nifas) must make them up.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A woman who missed fasts because of postpartum bleeding (nifas) must make them up. If she delays the make-up fasts into the next Ramadan without a valid excuse, she must make them up and pay one mud of fidyah for each day missed. If the delay is due to a valid excuse such as breastfeeding, she only needs to make up the fasts and does not pay fidyah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika seseorang wanita itu melewatkan qadha' puasanya kerana uzur seperti berterusan sakit, menyusukan anak, hamil dan musafir, sehingga masuk ke Ramdhan yang baru, maka tidak wajib fidyah kerana kelewatan ini dan wajib qadha' sahaja.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-83 : TINGGAL PUASA KERANA BERPANTANG, LANGKAH TAHUN KERANA MENYUSU”, 7 April 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/897-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-83-tinggal-puasa-kerana-berpantang-langkah-tahun-kerana-menyusu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/missed-fasts-nifas-breastfeeding-fidyah/