Fasting

If someone for medical reason cannot ever fast at all, then they must feed a poor person for each day missed during ramadan. For a woman who was unable to fast due to breastfeeding, menstruation, or child birth, then she has to make up the fasts when she is able to do so.

Tasting the food while fasting is permissible providing that you don’t swallow it.

Take the medication after breaking your fast! What would happen if you continue to fast and not take it? It is not life threatening and it is also not that hard to continue fasting! If you fell ill and needed truly to take medication, you can break your fast of that day and take it […]

Yes, it is obligatory, unless one has a valid excuse, such as pregnancy or breastfeeding, illness, etc.

Yes, but you’re missing out the sunnah.

If she missed these days due to illness and she wasn’t able to make them up due to that illness, there is no feeding or making up for her needed. But if she was chronically ill and couldn’t fast, you can feed poor people on her behalf.

You cannot do this with the past fasting, however, you can combine the intention for future fasting on Mondays and Thursdays and other voluntary fasts.

No, you must not listen to them and make up the previously missed ramadan fasts as soon as possible!

The ruling is simple. If you can fast without hardship, go ahead. If not, skip it and make it up when are well.

This is permissible.