The Ruling on Fasting While Traveling
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the stronger position regarding fasting while traveling, O Shaykh?
Answer:
Fasting while traveling is permissible and sufficient, but breaking the fast is better, taking the dispensation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)[Al-Baqarah 2:185] If the traveler fasts, it is sufficient for him, and if he breaks his fast, he has taken the dispensation, and that is better. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the stronger position regarding fasting while traveling, O Shaykh?
Answer:
Fasting while traveling is permissible and sufficient, but breaking the fast is better, taking the dispensation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days
وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1678 - حكم الصيام في السفر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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