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To sum it up, the most cautious view to follow concerning this matter is that pregnant and breastfeeding women who fear harming themselves or their babies if they fast, may break the fast and they only have to make up the missed fasts without paying any fidya due to the following evidence: %u201cbut if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days%u201d[Al-Baqara, 2:184]Pregnant and breastfeeding women are likened to those who are sick, and do not come under the ruling on old men who are unable to fast. Rather they come under the rule of those who are sick, so they should make up the fasts when they become able to do so.What is the detailed analysis of the first opinion that states that a pregnant or nursing woman only has to make up the missed days?This opinion, which is endorsed mainly by the Hanafi and Maaliki schools, is the opinion that is accepted by the majority of the scholars. The general evidence supporting this position is in the hadith:Narrated by Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasaa%u2019i, and ibn Maajah:The Prophet (pbuh) said: %u201cAllah has relieved the traveler of half the prayer and of the duty to fast, and He has relieved pregnant and nursing mothers (of the duty to fast).%u201dClassed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh abi Dawood.What is the detailed analysis of the second opinion which states that a pregnant or nursing woman only needs to pay the fidya of feeding one needy Muslim person per missed day?This opinion, which is endorsed by ibn %u2018Abbas and ibn %u2018Omar, adopts the premise that verse 184 was never abrogated and still applies in the case of the elderly, the chronically ill, and the pregnant/nursing woman:%u201c...And among those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]...%u201d [Al-Baqara, 2:184]Copyright %u00a9 2023 Islamic Association of Raleigh. All rights reserved. 63