The Ruling on Collective Fasting and Collective Breaking of the Fast

The questioner:
He asks: Is it permissible to call for collective fasting and collective breaking of the fast? Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do this?

The Shaykh:
No, never. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). The innovation is collective breaking of the fast and collective fasting. This is one of the innovations introduced by some of the youth. It has no basis. Everyone fasts for himself and breaks his fast for himself, or he and his family. There is no objection to you breaking your fast with your family, but we do not call this collective breaking of the fast. We call it collective breaking of the fast. Yes.

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
Collective breaking of the fast is not intended for the gathering itself. As for the people of the house, they break their fast together, or companions and travelers break their fast together; there is no harm in that.