Fasting while pregnant

Laqit Bin Sabirah Radhiyallahu Anhu narrates: “I asked: “O Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam)! Tell me about ablution.” He said: “Perform a complete ablution, pass water between the fingers, and be particular in sniffing water into the nose, unless you are fasting.” (Tirmidhi)

The above Hadith cautions a fasting person at the time of making Wudhu to avoid sniffing water deeply into one’s nose, lest a person’s fast should break.

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Question and Answer: (Ramadaan Series)

1. Q. The previous Q&A was about the permissibility for a woman breastfeeding whilst fasting during Ramadaan. What about a woman who is pregnant?

(Question published as received)

1. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding may postpone the fast during Ramadaan if fasting will be detrimental to their health or the health of the child. After Ramadaan, they will have to make Qadha of the fasts they had missed when they are in a position to do so. (Badai-us-Sanaai)

2.Breastfeeding and pregnant women should consult an upright and experienced Muslim doctor for            advice on whether fasting will be detrimental or not.

Nasihah (Advice): Moderation in acts of worship

Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibnul Aas Radhiyallahu Anha narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “O `Abdullah! Have I been informed correctly that you fast all the day and stand in prayer all the night?” I said, “Yes, O Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam!” He said, “Do not do that! Observe the fast sometimes and also leave it (the fast) at other times (optional fasts); stand up for the prayer at night and also sleep at night. Your body has a right over you, your eyes have a right over you and your wife has a right over you.”(Bukhari)

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Question and Answer: (Ramadaan Series)

1. Q. Is it permissible for a woman to take pills to avoid menstruation and to keep fasts?

(Question published as received)

A.It is not advisable for a woman to take pills in order to avoid her menstrual period. However, if she takes pills to delay the menses in order to observe fasts, the fasts will be valid. (Fataawa Raheemiyyah)

Nasihah (Advice): Qadha of Fasts in menstruation

Hadhrat Aa’isha Radhiyallahu Anha narrates: “During the time of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam we would menstruate and upon becoming clean, he Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam would tell us to make Qadha of the fast, but he did not tell us to make Qadha of the Salaah.”(Nasaai)

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Question and Answer: (Ramadaan Series)

1. Q. I know that a woman cannot keep fasts whilst in Haidh-menstruation. Then, if she experiences menstruation whilst fasting, does she have to keep Qadha for the missed fasts in Haidh or not?

(Question published as received)

1. A woman who experiences menstruation during her fast will have to make Qadha for that fast as well as all the fasts she missed during her menstruation. (Hidaayah)

N.B. The Qadha of the missed fasts of Ramadaan will be made after the month of Ramadaan.

And Allah Knows Best