News of political parties in Benin : Here are the exempted people

For a few days, Muslim worshipers begin the holy month of Ramadan. A period of intense moments of adoration and prayers. Every Muslim whether old or young is affected by this pillar of Islam. However, a category of people is exempt from fasting. Women in special situations are in the first place. Old and sick people as well as travelers can also abstain from this major pillar of Islam..

The questions that come up most often among lay people and other novices of the Muslim religion are among others : Is it permissible for menstruating women to share meals with a group of pure women during the month of Ramadan? And if they eat alone, are there limits not to be exceeded and what other rules are they bound to in this very sacred time? If a woman has her period during the month of fasting, explains the site islamweb.net it is obligatory for him to break his fast. “It is not lawful for him to fast. And if she fasts, his fast will be invalid. She must also make up for those non-fasting days due to menstruation after the end of the month of Ramadan”, lit-on. Ibn Qodâmah said in “Al-Moghni” “The Ulema are unanimous in saying that it is forbidden for those who have their periods or their lochia to fast. They must break their fast for the month of Ramadan and then make it up after ; and if they fast, their fast is invalid. Aisha, May Allah be pleased with her, to say : "At the time of the Prophet () when we had our period, we had the order to make up the days when we had not fasted without having the order to make up the prayers which we had not accomplished”. The order here came from the Prophet (). Abou Sai’id a dit, the Prophet () to say : "If any of you have your period, does she not stop praying and fasting ? This is what explains the incomplete character of his religiosity.. In addition, if the pregnant or breastfeeding woman fears that fasting is a source of danger to her health, then she either abstains from fasting but will have to make up for the missed days as a person who does not fast because of illness would do. The Prophet, Peace and salvation be upon him said: “Allah, Exalted be he, exempted the traveler from fasting and half the prayer, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women”. Words reported by At Tirmidhy. But if she only fears for her baby, and not for his own person, then she will have to catch up on the fast and on top of that, feed for each unfasted day a poor. Indeed, Ibn 'Abbaas said, May Allah be pleased with him: “The breastfeeding woman and the pregnant woman should not fast if they are afraid for their child., but they should rather break their fast and feed the poor” reported by Abu Daoud.

Sick people and travelers also exempted

It is permissible for sick people not to fast in the month of Ramadan. Allah, Exalted be He said: “Whoever of you is sick or traveling, shall fast an equal number of other days., Surah Al-Baqarah verse 184. But the patient who cannot fast the month of Ramadan is the one whose illness makes fasting difficult for him or which harms his health.. “A patient who, his illness does not allow him to fast now, but after, once he was cured, he can fast. There are patients whose illness is chronic, that is to say, it would be until the end of life. those, Islam asks them not to fast, but they will give food during the month of Ramadan, 29 or 30 days ".

Met in a local hospital, Amidou affirms that the doctor advised him against food deprivation given the illness from which he suffered "I was forbidden to fast because I have a blood problem. I need to receive two blood bags regularly. So the doctor advised me not to fast,” he said.. Food deprivation is not imposed on all people suffering or having suffered from an ailment. This is the case of Souliath. She is not exempt from fasting after her check-up with the doctor “I suffered from minor fatigue problems but after the care and a new consultation, I am fit to continue my fast”, she says with a smile.

As well, is it permissible for travelers not to fast. But they will still have to make up for the missed days. The journey which allows not to fast is identical to that allowing the shortening of the prayer. It corresponds to that which is commonly recognized as such and this, provided it is done for a lawful purpose. But if the trip is illicit in nature, or that it is used as a trick in order not to fast, then it is a prohibited act. Anas Bin Maalik, may Allah be pleased with him said: “We traveled with the Prophet, Peace and greetings of Allah be upon him and there were among us those who fasted and those who did not fast, and it was happening without us blaming each other about it”. Authenticated by Al Boukhari. This is therefore permitted provided that fasting during the trip is not a source of great fatigue.. And if it turns out that this fast is a source of difficulty, so abstaining from it is preferable, because the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saw a man traveling, sitting under a tree, protect yourself from the sweltering heat, with people surrounding him. The Prophet, Peace and salvation on, then told him: “It is not part of goodness to fast during the journey”. It's the same for an old man.. He can't fast, and he also has to feed, he must not fast. Here is as much information to know about the restrictions that govern Muslim fasting and the people exempted.

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