Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
One follow up question to your first answer:
‘It remains obligatory, unless the woman genuinely fears harm, with near surety, or sickness for herself or for the child. ‘Genuine fear’ is that which is based on: previous experience, clear unmistakable signs, or being informed by a qualified MUSLIM doctor who is not outwardly corrupt.’
Would this then exclude the fear that is associated with fasting through a perception that the fast would deprive the child of food/drink?
Answer:
Walaikum assalam,
Mere “fear” (unqualified by the conditions mentioned below) that the child would not get sufficient nutrition if the pregnant mother is fasting is baseless.
Wassalam,
Faraz