“Afṭaratā” indicates using the present concession not to fast or to break a fast; “qaḍatā” indicates replacing missed fasts with fasting on later days. These are sequential legal consequences, not two competing options.
If three days are lawfully missed for a credible temporary risk, the resulting obligation is three make-up fasts when able—not six, and not substitution of a cash payment for those fasts.
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Kitab al-Sawm: Pregnancy, Nursing, Permanent Inability and Fidya
“Afṭaratā” indicates using the present concession not to fast or to break a fast; “qaḍatā” indicates replacing missed fasts with fasting on later days. These are sequential legal consequences, not two competing options.
If three days are lawfully missed for a credible temporary risk, the resulting obligation is three make-up fasts when able—not six, and not substitution of a cash payment for those fasts.