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Should a pregnant woman who broke her fast in the first month based on a doctor's recommendation make up those days later?

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A pregnant woman is not permitted to break her fast unless there is fear of harm to herself or her fetus. This fear is established through medical advice, experience, or strong presumption. If the doctor's indication to break the fast is a special case due to your health conditions, then you are permitted to break the fast, and you are only required to make up the fasts (qada'), without feeding the poor (fidya). You must hasten to make up the fasts before the start of the next Ramadan. Whoever delays making up the fasts without a valid excuse until the next Ramadan begins has sinned, and is obligated to make up the fasts along with an expiation of feeding one poor person for each day. However, if the delay was due to an excuse, then only making up the fasts is required.

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