"[For] a limited number of days" on the meaning: 'It has been prescribed for you to fast a limited number of days.' "So whoever among you is ill or on a journey, then an equal number of days [are to be made up]." Muhammad said: He means: 'Then upon him is an equal number of days [to be made up from] other days,' and he completes the number of what he missed. "And upon those who are able [to fast with hardship], a ransom [as substitute] of feeding poor persons." The interpretation of Ibn Abbas: He said: