Is there any other way to compensate for missed fasts due to pregnancy and breastfeeding apart from fasting those days at a later time?
Question: 3253
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
A Muslim woman who misses any fasts in Ramadan because of being pregnant or breastfeeding must make them up after she no longer has that excuse, just like the sick person of whom Allah 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]
A woman may space out these days (i.e., she does not have to fast them all at once, consecutively), as this is easier for her. (See also "Seventy Questions About Fasting ").
It is better to make up missed days before the next Ramadan comes, but if the excuse is still present, she may delay making them up until she is able to do so. She should not resort to feeding poor people (instead of fasting) unless she is totally unable to fast.
And Allah knows best.
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Source:
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid