What is the ruling on fasting during Ramadan for individuals recovering from an eating disorder? Is this considered an illness that exempts them from fasting, or are eating disorders not classified as a physical illness, thereby making fasting obligatory?
What is the ruling on fasting during Ramadan for individuals recovering from an eating disorder? Is this considered an illness that exempts them from fasting, or are eating disorders not classified as a physical illness, thereby making fasting obligatory?
Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago
Bismihi ta'āla
Whatever the illness one may have, if they are able to observe all the requirements for fasting, and it not be detrimental to them, they must fast.
And Allah knows best