Observing Sawm on the part of a diabetic

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Q: I have suffered from diabetes for four years. I used to fast Ramadan every year, but over the last two years I have found it too hard to fast. My physician decided that I should break fast, but I continued to fast some days and break fast on other days. Am I to be rewarded by Allah for these days which I fasted?Should I make up for the days on which I broke fast?During this time, I was still a student, so my father paid to feed needy people for each day on which I broke fast. Now, all praise be to Allah, I work and earn enough money; should I repay to my father the money he paid to feed the needy people on my behalf or use the money to feed more needy people?

A: You have to make up for the days on which you broke fast in Ramadan, and should also offer Kaffarah (expiation) for the days on which you broke fast and did not make up for until the next Ramadan. The Kaffarah is half a Sa` (1 Sa` = 3 kg. Approx.) of the staple food of (Part No. 9; Page No. 88) the country, which you should give to needy people or just to one person in proportion to the number of these days. The Kaffarah that your father paid on your behalf is counted and you do not have to offer it again.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.