Missing a fast due to breastfeeding

· 1 Rabiʻ II 1434 AH1 min readEnglish
Ramadhaan & FastingFactors that allow one to invalidate the fast

Question

Today a woman has the option of feeding her infant with milk-based formula. Keeping that in mind, is she still allowed to miss her fasts if she breastfeeds her child and is weakened because of it?

Answer

Yes, if she has to breastfeed and fasting whilst breastfeeding is difficult she may postpone the fast for a later date.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

فصل في العوارض المبيحة لعدم الصوم ... ( أو حامل أو مرضع ) أما كانت أو ظئرا على الظاهر ( خافت بغلبة الظن على نفسها أو ولدها )

قال الشامي في رد المحتار : قوله ( أو مرضع ) هي التي شأنها الإرضاع وإن لم تباشره والمرضعة هي التي في حال الإرضاع ملقمة ثديها الصبي نهر عن الكشاف (رد المحتتار 2/ 421-422)

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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