My wife is pregnant, in her third month of pregnancy. We also have a 7 month old child who is still breastfeeding. My wife feels very nauscious during the day, when she is fasting, and she suffers alot from this. She feels that if she could eat something, it would get better. In this situation, will it be permissible to break the fast?
Question
My wife is pregnant, in her third month of pregnancy. We also have a 7 month old child who is still breastfeeding. My wife feels very nauscious during the day, when she is fasting, and she suffers alot from this. She feels that if she could eat something, it would get better. In this situation, will it be permissible to break the fast?
Answer
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
It is permissible for her not to fast if she fears some harm which she thinks will most likely affect her and or her baby.
(Bahashti Zewar, Pg.17, 3rd Part, Maktabah Thanwy)
And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum
Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef,
Student Dārul Iftā
Concured by: Ml. Abduz Zaman, Student Dārul Iftā
Under the guidance of:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb
Dārul Iftā
- Answered by
- Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef
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