Is it permissible to fast for three days with the intention of seeking sustenance?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. These are many questions; please present whatever of them is convenient to your eminence. This questioner says: If I want sustenance from this world, is it permissible for me to fast for three days in order to obtain this sustenance?
Answer:
I do not know of anything in this matter, that prayer is legislated so that you obtain what you seek.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. These are many questions; please present whatever of them is convenient to your eminence. This questioner says: If I want sustenance from this world, is it permissible for me to fast for three days in order to obtain this sustenance?
Answer:
I do not know of anything in this matter, that prayer is legislated so that you obtain what you seek.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/768] هل يجوز صيام ثلاثة أيام بنية طلب الرزق؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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