Who shall fast during Ramadan and who are exceptions?
Every Muslim (Submitter to Allah), who is adult and in possession of his faculties must observe Ramadan fast. It is compulsory. There are, however, few exempted cases as follows: • Women in menstruation or in child-birth bleeding should not fast. They should compensate the number of days missed by fasting in subsequent days. • Persons on sick bed or terminal illness should not fast. • Children under 10 years are exception for fasting. • If the person travels due to indispensable reasons he may not observe fast if the journey threatens a person’s health. It is his free will to observe. However he should perform restitution if he does not observe fast • Pregnant and nursing women may break the Ramadan fast but shall fast a number of days, equal to those missed, after pregnancy or nursing ceases. In other words, pregnant and nursing women are in the same position as a traveller, being free to choose between breaking the fast or keeping it. • The old and elderly people for whom fasting is
