Is a woman required to make up for missed Ramadan fasts due to pregnancy or breastfeeding, and what is the evidence for that?
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Pregnant and breastfeeding women must make up the fasts they missed in Ramadan, based on the Almighty’s saying: "But whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then [he is to make up] an equal number of other days." Imam Malik considered this a type of illness, especially when there is fear for the child.
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