Which is better for the traveler: fasting or breaking the fast?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: If a person is traveling, what is better for him if he is fasting: breaking the fast or continuing to fast, even though he finds hardship in fasting?
Answer:
The traveler has a choice. If he wishes, he may continue his fast and complete it, and if he wishes, he may break it. Breaking the fast is better, as it takes the dispensation. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:341. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: If a person is traveling, what is better for him if he is fasting: breaking the fast or continuing to fast, even though he finds hardship in fasting?
Answer:
The traveler has a choice. If he wishes, he may continue his fast and complete it, and if he wishes, he may break it. Breaking the fast is better, as it takes the dispensation. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah the Most High loves that His permissions be practiced, just as he dislikes that disobedience to Him be committed.
الله يحب أن تؤتى رخصه كما يكره أن تؤتى معصيته
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6834- أيهما أفضل للمسافر الصيام أم الإفطار؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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