Ramadan- Fasting exemptions- for labourers

This would me a great news, if implemented for the labourers who work in Outdoors... What say you??

Labourers who work under harsh weather conditions are permitted not to observe fast if they feel it might endanger their lives, a renowned cleric has said.
“If a Muslim goes out with the intention of fasting but finds it too dangerous, he may break it, while renewing the intention to make up for it another day,” said Sheikh Ahmed al-Bou’nein.
The scholar added that according to the Shari’ah, the sick, the travelling, pregnant women and lactating mothers are exempt from fasting, and it is up to the person to determine whether he or she fits into one of these categories.
Al-Bou’nein is backed by Islamic scholar Dr Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi who had previously stated that the holy Qur’an says “fasting is not obligatory for those who cannot bear it”. It also applies to miners or those who work in extreme heat. He added that these people are exempted from fasting in the summer and observe it when the weather is more tolerable.
Another scholar, Abdullah Bakry of the Ministry of Awqaf, believes fasting is a duty that cannot be exempted, simply because one’s job was a difficult one. “Employers of labourers who work during the day and in the open, should shorten their working hours or move their duty hours to night-time.”
According to Dr Ahmed Jaafar, a specialist in internal medicine at Al-Emadi Hospital, workers who are exposed to the elements need not fast because they need at least “15 small bottles of water a day” to make up for what they lose in sweat and escape the risk of heat stroke.
The salt lost in sweat is also difficult to make up during the hours one is not fasting, he added.
For people who are working regular jobs this summer and fasting, Dr. Jaafar recommends they drink two litres of water.
“Too much salt in food will make one feel thirsty, but what is lost in sweat must be accounted for, so people have to strike a balance between their intake of salt and water,” he said.
He also pointed out that breaking the fast with high-carb foods causes a sudden jump in sugar levels, which is difficult for the body to handle especially in diabetics.
“People should also eat slowly and fill up their stomach gradually, to prevent their blood rushing to their stomachs and leaving the brain and other parts short of blood,” he pointed out.

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