Breaking the Ramadan Fast is a Major Sin and its Expiation

تعمد الفطر في رمضان كبيرة… وكفارته

Deliberately Breaking the Ramadan Fast is a Major Sin and its Expiation

Translated by: Reza Ervani bin Asmanu

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السؤال:

Question:

ما حكم الفطر المتعمد في رمضان؟

What is the ruling on deliberately breaking the fast in Ramadan?

الإجابــة:

Answer:

الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله، وعلى آله وصحبه، أما بعد: فإن تعمد الفطر في نهار رمضان كبيرة من كبائر الذنوب، وانتهاك لحرمة هذا الوقت العظيم، ومخالفة لأمر الله تعالى في قوله:

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and his companions. To proceed: Indeed, deliberately breaking the fast during the day in Ramadan is one of the major sins (kabair), a violation of the sanctity of this great time, and a contradiction of the command of Allah the Almighty in His saying:

“ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ” [البقرة:١٨٧]

“… then complete the fast until the night.” [Al-Baqarah: 187]

وعن أبي هريرة -رضي الله عنه- أن رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال:

And from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“من أفطر يوماً في رمضان في غير رخصة رخصها الله له لم يقض عنه صيام الدهر كله، وإن صامه.” رواه أبو داود، وابن ماجه، والترمذي.

“Whoever breaks the fast for one day in Ramadan without a concession granted by Allah, fasting for an entire lifetime will not make up for it, even if he performs it.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood, Ibnu Majah, and At-Tirmidhi).

وقال البخاري: ويذكر عن أبي هريرة رفعه: “من أفطر يوماً من رمضان من غير عذر، ولا مرض لم يقضه صوم الدهر، وإن صامه.” 

Al-Bukhari mentioned from Abu Hurairah in a marfu’ (attributed to the Prophet) form: “Whoever breaks the fast for one day in Ramadan without an excuse or illness, a lifetime of fasting will not make up for it, even if he performs it.”

لهذا، فيجب على من تعمد الفطر أن يتوب لله تعالى أولاً من هذه الكبيرة، كما يجب عليه قضاء ما أفطر من الأيام، وفي حالة ما إذا كان سبب فطره الجماع في نهار رمضان، فعليه مع القضاء الكفارة المغلظة، وراجع تفصيلها في الفتوى الأخرى هنا.

Therefore, it is obligatory for the one who deliberately breaks the fast to repent to Allah the Almighty first from this major sin. Additionally, he must make up (qadha) the days he missed. In the event that the reason for breaking the fast was sexual intercourse (jima’) during the day in Ramadan, then in addition to making it up, he is also required to perform a heavy expiation (kaffarah mughallazhah). Please refer to its details in the other fatwa here:

• The Obligation of Heavy Expiation for One Who Has Intercourse During the Day in Ramadan

والله أعلم.

And Allah knows best.

Source: IslamWeb