Can One Skip Fasting In Ramadan & Make It Up Later In The High Latitude Regions?
NVM, I found Ghamidi Sahab’s stance on this. He thinks just the same as me, in those conditions fasting can be shifted to other days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tLWq4XRY4c English translation by chatgpt In many places in the world such as Alaska, Iceland, Russia, etc., there are regions where there is 21, 22, or even 23 hours of daylight. So in such countries, what should be done regarding fasting in Ramadan? One method is what Allah Himself has already stated: if fasting becomes difficult—whatever the reason may be, such as illness, travel, or living in a region where the fast becomes excessively long—then Ramadan can be shifted to other days. This has already been mentioned in the Quran, and it is based on the Quranic wording: if such difficulty arises, then you may complete the fast on other days. This decision can be made both at an individual level and at a community level. In such countries, another approach has been adopted by some scholars. I do not say that it is completely wrong, although in my view the first method—which Allah Himself has prescribed—should be followed. That second approach is that people determine fasting times based on nearby regions, or alternatively based on estimation or averages. There is no objection to this method either. It is similar to what I explained earlier regarding issues like nail polish: when a new problem arises for which there is no explicit guidance from Allah and His Messenger, then principles are applied in order to derive rulings. The goal is to create ease for people, while keeping the essential spirit of the religion in view. So, considering all this, in my opinion the better method is the one the Quran has itself prescribed: that you shift the fast to other days.