What is the ruling on fasting the recommended fasts for a traveler?
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Question:
Does a traveler fast on Mondays and Thursdays if he is staying in a town for a week?
Answer:
A traveler fasts voluntary fasts; he fasts voluntary fasts while traveling. The dispensation is only for the obligatory fast, where he breaks his fast[Al-Baqarah 2:184]. That is the obligatory fast. As for the voluntary fast, there is no harm in a person fasting while he is a traveler, whether he is staying or traveling. He may fast a voluntary fast. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast voluntary fasts while he was a traveler. Yes.
Does a traveler fast on Mondays and Thursdays if he is staying in a town for a week?
Answer:
A traveler fasts voluntary fasts; he fasts voluntary fasts while traveling. The dispensation is only for the obligatory fast, where he breaks his fast
So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up].
فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صيام السُّنن للمسافر؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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