- Those who are sane, healthy and have reached puberty must engage in fasting.
- If someone is travelling or unwell during the month, they shouldn’t fast – but it will need to be done in the future.
- Women who are menstruating shouldn’t fast during the days they are on their periods, but must compensate at a later date.
- People who are old and unwell, so cannot fast, must perform fidiya – which involves feeding someone each day the fast is missed.
- If women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, and believe Ramadan would have an adverse effect on themselves or their child, they can choose not to observe the fast – but they must fast after Ramadan is over, or perform fidiya for each day Ramadan wasn’t engaged in.
