calamity

Dear Sheikh, in light of the recently published story on BBC about the earthquake that hit Pakistan and its terrible impact on people there, what does Islam say on some victims who, under the terrible condition of coping with the aftermath of the disaster, are forced to eat during the day (instead of fasting)? Doesn't Islam have some kind of flexibility with calamity-stricken people in a way that will make the religious observance more humane? How do you see the reaction of some scholars who see that such people "should fast" in this condition, no matter what?

Dear scholars, as-salamu `alaykum. I have given birth to a daughter who is visually impaired, and the doctors said that it is genetic. When I found out, I was totally confused and angry because people told me it is the sin of the parent that affects the child. Is this true? Jazakum Allah khayran.

If a person is afflicted by witchcraft and the evil eye, will he be rewarded? Will a person be rewarded for any calamity, such as disease or an accident, that befalls him, or must he do something to attain the reward ?