Question

i have a 2 month old baby and am breastfeeding do i need to fast in ramadan?

Answer

[The following is based on a translation from Bahishti Zewar [Heavenly Ornaments] by Shaykh Ashraf Ali Thanvi]
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"A pregnant or breastfeeding woman is permitted not to fast if she fears for the life of her child or her own life. She must make Qada of the missed fasts at a later date. However, if her husband is wealthy and he can afford to pay a wet nurse to breast-feed his child, it will not be permissible for her to miss out any fast on account of breastfeeding. However, the child is such that he refuses to drink to milk of anyone other than his mother's, it will be permissible for the woman not to fast on account of breastfeeding."
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The sister may ask her physician about health issues and consult with a Mufti for fatwa when in doubt.

And if she skips the fast in Ramadan, she will have to fast equal number of days later as Qada when appropriate.

And Allah knows best.

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