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Is a woman who is breastfeeding a child excused from fasting?

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Question:

Is a woman who is breastfeeding a child under one year old who feeds during the day excused from fasting? If yes, does she have to pay to feed a poor person?


Answer:

Salaams,

She is temporarily excused from fasting, if she fears harm for her child. However, she will have to make up for the missed fast at a later time. In this case, she will not be required to feed a poor person.

And Allah knows best,
Mufti Waseem Khan

27/7/2012

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