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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If a person travels and the journey is comfortable, is it permissible for him to break his fast?

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The questioner : Also. Raise your voice. Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.

The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, I have a question, Shaykh, regarding fasting while traveling. Is the wisdom behind it the hardship or the travel itself? Does the traveler break his fast in the fast; is the wisdom the hardship or the travel?

The Shaykh : No, the wisdom is the travel.

The questioner : Okay, regarding the sick.

The Shaykh : If a person travels, even if it is a comfortable journey, he may break his fast.

The questioner : I mean, like in an airplane.

The Shaykh : It is better for him to fast. Unless there is hardship, even if it is slight, it is better for him to break his fast.

The questioner : Okay, regarding the nursing mother. The nursing mother who breaks her fast if there is no hardship on her, there is formula milk for the child.

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, if there is no harm to the child or to her, then
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1146- إذا سافر الإنسان وكان السفر مريحاً هل يجوز له الفطر؟ /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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