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
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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