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Is it recommended to perform voluntary fasting while traveling, or is it disliked?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it disliked to fast on the recommended days while traveling, or is it recommended?

Answer:
It is recommended both while traveling and while resident. What is disliked is fasting the obligatory fast, which is disliked while traveling, namely the fast of Ramadan. As for fasting other than Ramadan, there is no objection to it while traveling. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [681 -954] هل يستحب صيام النفل في السفر، أم يكره؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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