Fasting, - Doupht&clear, - * He has diabetes and does not fast

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I have diabetes and I have to inject myself with insulin twice a day. Hence I do not fast and I pay the fidyah in cash for the number of days I do not fast. It is permissible to pay the fidyah in this way, i.e., in cash, especially since I break my fast in the restaurant and I am not married? Can this fidyah be distributed to three or more poor people, because I cannot find anyone who needs to be fed at the time of iftaar?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If you are able to fast, then you must fast, and in this case it is not permissible for you to break your fast and feed others. Insulin injections do not break the fast; you can fast and take the insulin injections. And you have to make up the fasts that you have missed. See question no. 1319.
But if fasting will harm you, or it will cause you great difficulty, or you need to take medicine during the day, then it is permissible for you not to fast in that case. If you will never be able to make up the fasts in the future, then you have to feed one poor person for each day.
It is not permissible for you to pay the fidyah in cash, rather you have to give food, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“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 Miskeen (poor person) (for every day)”
[al-Baqarah 2:184]
So you have to look for poor people so that you can do what is required of you, or give money to someone who can buy food and make sure it reaches the poor on your behalf.
And Allaah knows best.

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Fasting, - Doupht&clear, - * Ruling on an elderly person who is unable to fast

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My mother is very old and she became very sick last year. She was only able to fast ten days, and she is weak and cannot cope with fasting. My question is: how can I make up for her the days that she did not fast?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If she cannot fast because she is sick, but there is the hope that she will recover and become able to fast later on, then she has to make up the days that she did not fast in Ramadaan, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Sawm (fasts) must be made up] from other days”
[al-Baqarah 2:185]
But if she cannot fast and there is no hope that she will be able to do so in the future because of sickness or old age, then she does not have to fast, but she has to feed one poor person for each day.
The evidence for that is the report narrated by Abu Dawood (2318) from Ibn ‘Abbaas concerning the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
“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 Miskeen (poor person) (for every day)”
[al-Baqarah 2:184]
[Ibn ‘Abbaas] said: This was a concession granted to old men and women who are able to fast but with difficulty, they have the option of not fasting and feeding one poor person for each day instead. Al-Nawawi said: Its isnaad is hasan.
Al-Nawawi said inal-Majmoo’(6/262):
Al-Shaafa’i and our companions said: an old man who is able to fast but it is very difficult for him, and a sick person who has no hope of recovery do not have to fast, and there is no scholarly difference of opinion on this matter. Ibn al-Mundhir narrated that there was consensus on this point. But they have to give the fidyah (ransom, payment in lieu) according to the more sound of the two scholarly opinions.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz was asked inMajmoo’ al-Fataawa(15/203) about an old woman who is unable to fast – what should she do?
He replied:
She has to feed one poor person for each day, giving half a saa’ of the local staple food, whether it is dates, rice or something else. This is equivalent to approximately one and a half kilograms. This was the fatwa of a number of the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), including Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him). If she is poor and cannot feed others then she does not have to do anything. It is permissible to give this kafaarah (expiation) to one or to more than one person at the beginning of the month, or in the middle or at the end. And Allaah is the Source of strength.
The Standing Committee (10/161) was asked about a woman who was elderly and unable to fast the month of Ramadaan. She has been in this situation of being too old and too sick to fast for three years. What should she do?
They replied:
If the situation is as described, she has to feed one poor person for each day that she did not fast in Ramadaan in those three years, by giving half a saa’ of wheat, dates, rice, maize or whatever staple food you use to feed your families.

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Fasting, - Doupht&clear, - * He wasnot allowed to eat because of sickness; does he have to fast?

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I had an operation and I was not allowed to drink for three days, then they let me drink water and juice only for three days. The next day was the first day of Ramadaan, and the doctor told me to start eating on the first day of Ramadaan. I did not fast on the first day of Ramadaan because I was very hungry, and I could not fast, and I will not be fasting on the second day of Ramadaan either. Is this permissible?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It seems that you are exempt from fasting, because you are still unwell. Allaah has waived the obligation of fasting for those who are sick, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days”
[al-Baqarah 2:184]
It seems that it was permissible for you not to fast on the first and second days of Ramadaan because of your being sick. What you have to do is to make up these two days after Ramadaan ends. You may fast them separately or one after the other, depending on what is easiest for you. It is better to hasten to make them up straight after Ramadaan ends.
And Allaah knows best.

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For children, - Stories of Prophets of Islam, To bring a fool to his senses(Story of Prophet Isa (as))

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Prophet Isa (Jesus, peace upon him) was once seen running away from a man. People were surprised to see him running away. Prophet Isa (Jesus, peace upon him) did not run away from anything or anybody. He was known for his goodness, humbleness and friendliness.
They asked him: "Isa, spirit of Allah, why are you running away from that man?"
Prophet Isa (Jesus, peace upon him) replied: "I am running away from a fool."
People were still more surprised, they knew that Isa (Jesus, peace upon him) was a prophet. He had cured the sick. He had even brought the dead to life. So they said: "But Isa, spirit of Allah, you have power to bring dead to life."
Prophet Isa (Jesus, peace upon him) smiled and said: "True, I have brought dead to life. But I find it difficult to bring a fool to his senses."

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