Chapter 2 : Verse 183. O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those who came before you; that you may perhaps be God-fearing.
184. [Fast] A certain number of days, but if any one of you is ill or on a journey, let him [break his fast, and] fast the same number of days later on. And for those who can afford it there is a ransom: the feeding of a man in need. He that does good of his own accord, it is better for him, but to fast is better for you, if you did but know.
185. The month of Ramadan in which the Qur'an was revealed, a guidance for mankind, [a Book of] clear proofs of guidance and the criterion [distinguishing right from wrong]. Therefore whoever of you is present in that month let him fast; but he who is ill or on a journey shall fast [a same] number of days later on. Allah desires for you ease; He desires not hardship for you; and [He desires] that you should complete the period, and that you should magnify Allah for giving you His guidance, and that perhaps you will be thankful.
186. When My servants question you about Me, [tell them] I am near, answering the prayer of the suppliant when he prays to Me; therefore let them respond to Me and believe in Me, that they may be rightly-guided.
from pg. 28 of The Majestic Qur'an: An English Rendition of its Meanings
Another translation for "kutiba" could be written or engraved. The best one that I like is "inscribed". Fasting is inscribed upon us as apposed to simply ordered or given to us. Allah knows best.
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