#2. Video Structure Do you fear for your live, or your childs’, if you fast in Ramadan while you’re pregnant or breastfeeding? Assalaamu aleykum, I’m Ilya Umm Bilaal and I help my sisters reclaim their health Sunnah Style! In this video I’m going to tell you my story of fasting while breastfeeding and how to answer this question for yourself that buzzes around every Ramadan. The Promise Kept 6 years ago, when my son was 3 months and Ramadan was approaching I pondered on this question because it is the condition that the scholars give for not fasting. When I reached inside, I could not discover fear. So, I talked to my husband about it. I told him I would lie if I would say I feared for my life or our sons’. I asked him what he thought about it. At first, he told me he was scared. I asked him whether he thought we would perish instantly if I would fast. He smiled and shook his head. Then I asked him whether he trusted me. Alhamdulillah, he said he did. So, I asked him whether he would let me try to fast, and that I would break my fast the moment I thought it was having a negative impact on Bilaals health or mine. Day after day, I fasted without any problem. Alhamdulillah, that year I completed the whole month, without missing a day, and Bilaal and I were both fine. When Shawwal came, and I wanted to fast the 6 voluntary days, Allah showed me enough is enough 😊. About 4 hours after fajr, I started to feel very bad. So, I broke my fast. The second year, I asked my son’s father for the same trust, and he agreed. That year, for some reason, it proved to be much more difficult! I ended up alternating fasting a day and not fasting for two days that Ramadan. Alhamdulillah. That was also fine. After that, I regularly fasted throughout the year to make up for the missed days. I share this story to make clear that not all is black & white; there are many shades of grey. Besides, every~BODY is different! So, what one sister can do, does not work for the other.