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“Whoever among you who is sick or travelling (should fast) a (like)
number of other days.” 119

The phrase, “fa aftara” (“and breaks fast”), has to be supposed after “travelling,”
because a traveller is only required to make up days of fasting if he or she breaks
fast while travelling. Likewise, one who is sick but does not break his or her fast
would have no fasts to make up. 120

5. Ishaarah (suggestion):

At other times, an expression may indicate a secondary meaning without
requiring any supposition of words or phrases. This type of mantooq meaning is
called “dilaalah al-ishaarah;” that is, indication of the meaning by suggestion. If
one considers, for example, the verse:

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“Intercourse with your wives is permitted for you during the nights of
the (month of fasting...so go to them and seek what Allaah has written

119
Soorah al-Baqarah (2):184.
120
This is the position of the four math-habs. They were opposed by the Thaahirees.

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