The Ruling on Collective Fasting and Collective Breaking of the Fast by Agreement
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Question:
Regarding collective fasting, Honorable Shaykh, we are a group of young men who fast one day and break the fast the next. We do not oblige anyone to fast, and the food for breaking the fast is provided through shared contribution.
Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Agreeing to fast voluntarily or to break the fast, and committing to this, is a bid'ah. Each person should fast on his own and break his fast on his own. If they happen to be gathered in the same place by chance and then fast, there is no harm. Or if they are gathered for iftar and then break their fast together, there is no harm. But if this is organized and done by agreement, it is an innovation. Yes.
Regarding collective fasting, Honorable Shaykh, we are a group of young men who fast one day and break the fast the next. We do not oblige anyone to fast, and the food for breaking the fast is provided through shared contribution.
Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Agreeing to fast voluntarily or to break the fast, and committing to this, is a bid'ah. Each person should fast on his own and break his fast on his own. If they happen to be gathered in the same place by chance and then fast, there is no harm. Or if they are gathered for iftar and then break their fast together, there is no harm. But if this is organized and done by agreement, it is an innovation. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 17-08-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (16:24)
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