Deliberately breaking the fast of making up missed days and the ruling on breaking it through intercourse
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The first, second, and third questions from Fatwa No. ( 20236 )
Q1: Is it permissible for one who is fasting to make up an obligatory day of Ramadan to deliberately break out of it? And if he deliberately breaks his fast through intercourse, does he have to pay an expiation or not?
A1: It is not permissible to break an obligatory fast, whether for making up missed days, a vow, or an expiation, without a valid legal excuse; because Allah the Exalted said:[Muhammad 47:33] . Therefore, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said: “Whoever enters into an obligatory act that has a wide time frame, it becomes forbidden for him to break it.” So if he breaks his fast through intercourse, he commits a sin, but he does not have to pay an expiation; because the expiation is specific to intercourse during Ramadan itself.
Q2: A man is fasting voluntarily, and two doctors tell him that fasting harms his health. Is it forbidden for him to fast or not?
A2: It is better for the sick person to break his fast by taking the dispensation if fasting is difficult for him. However, if he fasts, it is permissible for him to do so, and it suffices him for the obligation.
Q3: A fasting man has blood in his mouth but does not swallow it, and he does not wash his mouth of the blood. Does he break his fast by swallowing his impure saliva or not?
A3: If something like blood or anything else gets into the mouth of a fasting person, he must spit it out, and it is not permissible for him to swallow it. If he swallows it deliberately, his fast becomes invalid. If he does not do so deliberately, he owes nothing. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: Is it permissible for one who is fasting to make up an obligatory day of Ramadan to deliberately break out of it? And if he deliberately breaks his fast through intercourse, does he have to pay an expiation or not?
A1: It is not permissible to break an obligatory fast, whether for making up missed days, a vow, or an expiation, without a valid legal excuse; because Allah the Exalted said:
and do not invalidate your deeds.
وَلاَ تُبْطِلُوا أَعْمَالَكُمْQ2: A man is fasting voluntarily, and two doctors tell him that fasting harms his health. Is it forbidden for him to fast or not?
A2: It is better for the sick person to break his fast by taking the dispensation if fasting is difficult for him. However, if he fasts, it is permissible for him to do so, and it suffices him for the obligation.
Q3: A fasting man has blood in his mouth but does not swallow it, and he does not wash his mouth of the blood. Does he break his fast by swallowing his impure saliva or not?
A3: If something like blood or anything else gets into the mouth of a fasting person, he must spit it out, and it is not permissible for him to swallow it. If he swallows it deliberately, his fast becomes invalid. If he does not do so deliberately, he owes nothing. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Source
www.alifta.gov.sa
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