The ruling on whoever broke the Fast of Ramadhan due to an illness and he gave Food, then he recovered from his illness
Question :
A number of years ago I broke my fast during the entire month of Ramadhan. I was made to sleep with sleep inducing medicine in the hospital and the doctors forbade me from fasting. Since my health did not allow me to fast, I gave food for the entire month before the arrival of the next month of Ramadhan. However, I fasted the month of Ramadhan for a number of years following that and I made up for the fasts of the month that I did not fast by fasting 23 days. I still have 7 days to make up for from that month. Will the previous food that I gave for that month relieve me of the responsibility (of fasting) or do I have to make up for the 7 days, even though my health does not allow me to fast from time to time?
Answer:
It is obligatory on you to make up for the seven days and feed a poor person for each day. The amount of food that you are to give is half a Sa' of the food of the land. This is due to your delaying making up for the fast past the Ramadhan that came after the one that you did not fast. Allâh says:
"And whoever is ill or on a journey, then (he may make up for his fast from) a number of other days."
This is also because a group of the Prophet's Companions gave the ruling that whoever delays making up for the fasts (past the following Ramadhan) must feed a poor person for every day along with making up for the fasts. May Allâh give success and peace to all.
Source:
Ash-Shaykh Ibn Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 3 Pages 305-306
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