WHY PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN ARE EXEMPTED FROM FASTING DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN?

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WHY PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN ARE EXEMPTED FROM FASTING DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN?

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One of the words of the Quran in Surah Baqarah chapter
number two verse 185

that if a person is ill and travelling he or she can make up his
prescribed periods of day of fasting later on

so most of the focus scholars they say that

these women who are pregnant and breastfeeding
they come under these category of this verse of the Quran

therefore if these pregnant and breastfeeding
Women if they want can abstain from fasting

but there are clear cuts a hadith in which the Prophet has exempted these women from fasting

It mentioned in sunan Ibn maajah hadith number 1667

that our beloved prophet said that

the obligation for a person to fast
and part of the prayer who has been lifted from a traveler
and the obligation for fasting has been lifted from a lady who's pregnant and was breastfeeding.

And our beloved prophet peace be upon him also said

it's mentioned in son and Sunan Al Nasal in the book of fasting Hadith number 2274

that Allah subhanahu wa Ta'ala has relieved the traveler from
fasting and half his prayer

and Allah subhanahu wa Ta'ala has relieved the pregnant woman and the woman who's breastfeeding from fasting

so based on these two hadith

it's clear-cut that the pregnant woman and the woman
who are breastfeeding they've been exempted

and the logical reason that one can think of is because
when a lady she is pregnant or she's breastfeeding

the food she eats is not only for herself it for herself as well as the baby she's carrying or becomes difficult for the baby

then she the exempted from fasting

but if she's in the early stage of pregnancy or she's breastfeeding

and if she feels that fasting will not cause any damage to health

and will not cause a damage to the baby then she should fast

if she has a doubt if she can do it with hardship

as long as there's no damage to her health and the baby
she has option to fast or not too fast

but if it's causing damage to her health or the baby

so it becomes harm for her too fast

because Allah Subhanahu wa taala does not want to lay a burden more than what a person can bear

and in this regard that is the reason Allah has exempted pregnant and breastfeeding women from fasting

but later on when they are healthy and they stop breastfeeding or when the pregnancy ends
And after her post pregnancy bleeding end

then they have to make up for the fast they've missed before the next month of Ramadan