2:184
أَيَّامًامَّعْدُودَٰتٍ ۚفَمَنكَانَمِنكُممَّرِيضًاأَوْعَلَىٰسَفَرٍفَعِدَّةٌمِّنْأَيَّامٍأُخَرَ ۚوَعَلَىٱلَّذِينَيُطِيقُونَهُۥفِدْيَةٌطَعَامُمِسْكِينٍ ۖفَمَنتَطَوَّعَخَيْرًافَهُوَخَيْرٌلَّهُۥ ۚوَأَنتَصُومُوا۟خَيْرٌلَّكُمْ ۖإِنكُنتُمْتَعْلَمُونَ١٨٤
ayyāman maʿdūdātin faman kāna minkum marīḍan aw ʿalā safarin faʿiddatun min ayyāmin ukhara waʿalā alladhīna yuṭīqūnahu fid'yatun ṭaʿāmu mis'kīnin faman taṭawwaʿa khayran fahuwa khayrun lahu wa-an taṣūmū khayrun lakum in kuntum taʿlamūna
[Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of other days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers good [i.e., excess] - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.(184)