O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was
decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous [for a
fixed number of days]. So whoever among you is ill or on a
journey - then the same number [of days] from other days. And for those who can do it (with difficulty) - a ransom [is] the feeding of a
poor person. But whoever volunteers good, it is better for him. And you that
fast is better for you, if you should know. The
month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for mankind
of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the sight of] the month - let him fast. And whoever is
ill or on a journey - then the same number [of days] from
other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you
hardship and [that you] complete
the number and glorify Allah for having guided you and that you may be
grateful. And when My servants ask you concerning Me - indeed
I am near. I respond to them when they call upon Me. So let them respond to
Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.