OLD AGE:
Those who are too old to fast and can no longer fast do not fast. They give a fidya (compensation) for each day they do not fast, an amount equivalent to the value of feeding a poor person.
EXTREME HUNGER AND THIRST:
If fasting would pose a health risk due to extreme hunger or thirst, a person may postpone fasting to a later time. The potential harm in this regard is determined by experience or the statement of a specialist doctor.
WORKING IN VERY HARD LABOR:
Someone who works in very hard labor may postpone fasting if fasting would harm their health.
TEMPORARY LOSS OF SANITY, FAINTING:
Someone who temporarily loses their sanity or spends the entire month of Ramadan unconscious or without their mental faculties is not obligated to fast. This is because such a person is considered not to have reached the month of Ramadan in a legal sense. However, if they recover on some days of Ramadan, they fast on those days and make up for the days they did not fast after Ramadan.
