The Ruling on Collective Fasting
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks about collective fasting. Does it have a basis in the Islamic Shari'ah?
Answer:
No, it has no basis in the Islamic Shari'ah. This is an innovator’s practice. Each person fasts for himself and is not tied to others. Yes, if it happens that they gather in a place and they are fasting, and they want to break their fast, there is no harm in them breaking their fast together, without tying it to a time they believe is better. This is only if the gathering is coincidental, or if someone invites them to break their fast with him; there is nothing wrong with that. However, to make this an act of worship, it has no basis. Yes. Good.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks about collective fasting. Does it have a basis in the Islamic Shari'ah?
Answer:
No, it has no basis in the Islamic Shari'ah. This is an innovator’s practice. Each person fasts for himself and is not tied to others. Yes, if it happens that they gather in a place and they are fasting, and they want to break their fast, there is no harm in them breaking their fast together, without tying it to a time they believe is better. This is only if the gathering is coincidental, or if someone invites them to break their fast with him; there is nothing wrong with that. However, to make this an act of worship, it has no basis. Yes. Good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1880 - حكم الصيام الجماعي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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