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What is the amount of money that must be paid (in British currency) for each day of not fasting in Ramadan, given that the not fasting was due to pregnancy and breastfeeding, and the days were made up later?

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Whoever breaks their fast in Ramadan and delays making up for it without a valid excuse until the next Ramadan begins, has committed a sin. They are obligated to make up for the fast and pay expiation by feeding a poor person for each day (750 grams of food). The majority of scholars hold that paying the monetary value is not sufficient. However, if the delay was due to a valid excuse, such as continuous illness, then only making up for the fast is required. If the breaking of the fast was out of fear for oneself only, or for oneself and the pregnancy, then only making up for the fast is obligatory. But if the fear was for the pregnancy alone, then the woman must make up for the fast and pay another expiation specific to the pregnancy.

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