FAQ
FAQ
We aim to determine whether there is a potential for harm or risk, and at what stages in pregnancy they are applicable that would therefore exempt pregnant women from fasting, in our section on pregnancy.
General advice is that fasting whilst breastfeeding is safe, particularly for women whose babies are not exclusively breastfed, and that fasting should not be readily left. Difficulties and advice are discussed here.
Women who miss fasts due to pregnancy/breastfeeding cannot substitute making up the fasts with payments alone. Further questions and a more detailed discussion can be found under Missed Fasts.
Ramadan and the fasting that is due in this month is a huge symbol of Allah. It is obligatory for a pregnant or nursing woman to fast in Ramadan as long as she does not fear harming herself or her child. Please see our detailed fatawa along with the valuable medical advice.
Two mothers with eleven children between us, and double the number of breastfeeding/pregnant years, with an even greater number of varying experiences of fasting! We've both fasted and not fasted.
We're also supported by an indispensable team of medical doctors and Islamic scholars, both male and female. Read a bit more about the authors here.