Breaking the Fast is Permissible for Those on a Journey

يشرع الفطر لمن سافر سفرا مباحا

Breaking the Fast is Permissible for Those on a Lawful Journey

Translated by: Reza Ervani bin Asmanu

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السؤال:

Question:

كنت سافرت من مدينتي إلى مدينة أخرى في رمضان قبل الزوال، علما بأن المدينة تبعد حوالي 300 كيلو متر عن طريق مدينة بالقرب من مدينتي وكان بعد الزوال بدقائق، هل يجب علي القضاء؟ جزاكم الله خيراً.

I traveled from my city to another city during Ramadan before zawal (noon). Note that the city is about 300 kilometers away via a city near mine, and it was a few minutes after zawal. Do I have to make up the fast (qadha)? May Allah reward you with goodness.

الإجابــة:

Answer:

الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله، وعلى آله وصحبه، أما بعد:

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and his companions. To proceed:

فننبه السائل إلى أن سؤاله غير واضح، وعلى كل حال فمن سافر سفراً مباحاً مسافته تبلغ ثمانين كيلو متراً فأكثر جاز له الإفطار ويجب عليه قضاء ما أفطر، لقول الله تعالى:

We wish to point out to the questioner that his question is not entirely clear. In any case, whoever travels on a permissible journey (safar) with a distance reaching eighty kilometers or more, it is permissible for him to break the fast, and he must make up (qadha) the days he did not fast, according to the words of Allah the Almighty:

فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضاً أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فعدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ [البقرة:١٨٤]

“So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] – then an equal number of other days [are to be made up].” [Al-Baqarah: 184]

والله أعلم.

And Allah knows best.

Source: IslamWeb