(قلت: شاذ بهذا اللفظ. اختصره الراوي اختصاراً مُخِلاً بالغاً؛ فأسقط منه
الجملة الاتية بعد قوله: (مسكيناً) : " ثم نسخ ذلك في هذه الأية: (فمن شهِد
منكم الشهر فليصمه) ، وثبت للشيخ الكبير، والعجوز الكبيرة، إذا كانا لا
يطيقان الصوم ")
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English translation
2318. It was reported from Sa‘eed bin Jubair, from Ibn ‘Abbās: “And as for those who can fast with difficulty, (e.g. an old man), they have (a choice either to fast or) to feed a poor person (for every day).”[2] He said: “It was a concession, allocated for the elderly man and woman who were able to fast (but with difficulty), not to fast and feed one poor person for each day, and also for the pregnant and breast-feeding (women) if they fear.” (Da‘if)
Abū Dāwud said: Meaning: “(fear) for their children;” then the two of them do not fast, and they feed.
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Footnotes
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[1] Al-Baqarah 2:185.
2
[2] Al-Baqarah 2:184.
Commentary
There is an allowance for men and women who are either too old or are not able to bear fasting, to pay the compensation in lieu of the missed fast. The concession also applies to pregnant and breast-feeding women whose babies might be at risk if they fast. Such women can forgo the fast for the time being. There is, however, a difference of opinion in this later case, as to whether or not they shall make up for their missed fasts later on.
