What is the religious ruling for a person 20 years of age who is obligated to take daily medication at 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM, and cannot postpone the medication, and is it permissible for someone who is fasting to intend their fast on behalf of themselves and this patient?
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If the patient can delay taking their medication until after Iftar without harm, they must fast. But if they cannot do so, fearing harm, they are permitted to break their fast and must make up the missed days. If the illness is chronic and there is no hope of recovery, then for each day they miss, they must feed a poor person. Fasting on behalf of a living person is not valid.
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