Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Explaining the verse; "For those who can do it (with hard-ship) is a ransom, the feeding of one, that is indigent, " he said: This was a concession granted to the aged man and woman who were able to keep fast; they were allowed to leave the fast and instead feed an indigent person for each fast; (and a concession) to pregnant and suckling woman when they apprehended harm (to themselves).
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ أبو داود، (تحفة الأشراف: 5565) (شاذ) » (اس لئے کہ زیادہ بوڑھوں کے لئے اب بھی فدیہ جائز ہے ، اور حاملہ و مرضعہ کا حکم فدیہ کا نہیں ہے بلکہ بعد میں روزے رکھ لینے کا ہے)