{"_id":"67082763568a9c90ea54bb2c","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\"Does a new revert who cannot fast due to chronic illness need to pay the fidya for each day of Ramadan?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"transparent\",\"color\":\"#000000\"},\"insert\":\"A friend of mine who just reverted to Islam told me that she can’t fast as she takes medication for several chronic illnesses and mental illness. Does she need to pay fidya for each day of Ramadan to feed someone? \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Yes, anyone with a chronic illness that makes them unhealthy enough to fast or that requires them to take medication during the day is excused from fasting. They would just pay the expiation (fidya)for each day, which is about $10.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fde0b76658b4c232774","tag":"Fasting: Ramadan","count":97},{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329ef","tag":"Fasting: Missed & Make-Up","count":42},{"_id":"668da01a0b76658b4c232e31","tag":"Fidya","count":10},{"_id":"67082763568a9c90ea54bb2a","tag":"Chronic Illness","count":1}],"createdOn":"2024-10-10T19:13:39.925Z"}