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Father
is incapable of fasting at 70 years of age
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Question: My father is approximately 70 years
of age, and for 3 years now, he has been afflicted with sickness
that I hope from Allaah is a mercy from Him and an expiation
for his sins. This (sickness) has caused him to be incapable
of fasting, so much so that if he fasts his hearing, seeing
and self deteriorate. So he is incapable of fasting Ramadhaan,
inform us of what is required?
Response:
If the condition of your father is as you have stated, then
the fasting of Ramadhaan
is not obligatory upon him, rather, it is obligatory upon
him to feed the poor in place of each day of Ramadhaan
half a saa' of wheat, dates, rice, or the likes of that with
which he feeds his family. This is based upon the saying of
Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala):
{So fear Allaah as much as you can},
[Soorah
at-Taghaabun, Aayah
16]
And
His (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala)
saying:
{Allaah does not burden a soul with
that which is greater than it can bear}, [Soorah
al-Baqarah, Aayah
286].
And
with Allaah lies all success and may Allaah send prayers and
salutations upon our Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) and his family and his companions.
The
Permanent Committee for Academic Research and Fataawa,
comprising:
Head: Shaykh
'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn 'Abdullaah Ibn Baaz;
Deputy Head: Shaykh
'Abdur-Razzaaq 'Afeefee;
Member: Shaykh
'Abdullaah Ibn Ghudayyaan;
Member: Shaykh
'Abdullaah Ibn Qu'ood
Fataawa Ramadhaan - Volume 1, Page 248, Fatwa No.197;
Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa.,
Fatwa No.2689
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