Is it permissible for a leader while traveling to order the fasting people with him to break their fast?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Does a leader while traveling have the right to order the fasting people with him to break their fast? And are they required to do so?

Answer:
No, he does not order them to break their fast. This is an area of worship where he does not intervene. He only orders them regarding the rulings of travel, such as departure, stopping, and the needs of the journey. As for acts of worship, he does not order them, and he has no authority in that matter. Yes, he orders them to pray when the time comes and wakes them up from sleep; there is no harm in that. But that he orders them to break their fast, no. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had people with him who fasted and people who broke their fast, and he did not force them to break their fast. Yes.