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AL-KAFI #1931: ADAKAH PESAKIT YANG DISANGKAKAN TIDAK AKAN SEMBUH DAN KEMUDIANNYA SEMBUH WAJIB GANTI PUASA YANG DITINGGALKAN?
Must a patient who was thought unlikely to recover, but later recovers, make up the fasts that were missed?
Short answer
A patient with no hope of recovery is obliged to pay fidyah from the outset, and this ruling remains even if the patient later recovers.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A patient with no hope of recovery is obliged to pay fidyah from the outset, and this ruling remains even if the patient later recovers. He or she is not required to make up the missed fasts, because fidyah was obligatory in its own right at the beginning and not as a substitute for fasting. This is the established position of the Shafi'i school. A patient who has hope of recovery must instead make up the missed fasts once able to fast.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika pesakit itu disangkakan tidak akan sembuh kemudian sembuh, dia tidak diwajibkan qada kerana telah diwajibkan fidyah. Ini adalah pendapat muktamad mazhab al-Syafi'i.
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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. “AL-KAFI #1931: ADAKAH PESAKIT YANG DISANGKAKAN TIDAK AKAN SEMBUH DAN KEMUDIANNYA SEMBUH WAJIB GANTI PUASA YANG DITINGGALKAN?”, 26 April 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5619-al-kafi-1931-adakah-pesakit-yang-disangkakan-tidak-akan-sembuh-dan-kemudiannya-sembuh-wajib-ganti-puasa-yang-ditinggalkan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/patient-thought-incurable-recovers-must-make-up-fasts/