Hello i’am new to islam and what i want to know i’am diabetic and i’am on medcation for that can i practice ramadan and if not what can i do i don’t have a lot of money to donate to the islamic comuntiy in calgary what else is there i can do.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Since you cannot fast, you need to donate 1.6kg of wheat or its value to the poor as fidyah for each missed fast.If you cannot afford this value, then you should make the intention that if you ever become capable of paying this value in the future, you will do so.
However, if your health ever permits you in the future to fast, then you will need to make up these fasts and cannot pay the above-mentioned fidyah.In such a case, you will need to fast even if you had paid the fidyah.
قالمشايخناإذاكانمريضيعلمأنآخرهالموتوامتدذلكحتىأمكنهالإيصاءيجعلفيهذهالحالةبمنزلةالشيخالفاني
(المحيطالبرهاني،كتابالصوم،الفصلالسابع،نوعآخر: 3/361؛إدارة)
(أحسنالفتاوى،كتابالصوم: 4/430؛سعيد)
(المرجعالسابق: 4/459)
(فتاوىرحيمية،كتابالصوم،فديةصوموصلاة: 7/271-272؛الإشاعت)
And Allah knows best
Wassalaamu `alaykum
Ml. Abrar Mirza,
Student Darul Iftaa
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah