The Case of Seniors Who Feel Weak when Fasting

6. Ahmad ibn Idris and others have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar who has said the following: “About a man who becomes thirsty and is afraid for his life, abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said, ‘He can drink to spare his life but not to fill himself up.’”