The ruling on breaking voluntary fasting when an obstacle arises
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Question:
This questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, regarding voluntary fasting: Is it permissible for a person to break his fast if an obstacle arises during the fasting of Thursday and Monday, or the three days of every month?
Answer:
Yes, the one who is fasting voluntarily may break his fast, and he may continue and complete the day. It is permissible for him, especially if there is a reason for breaking the fast, in which case he breaks it. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes broke his fast during the day for one of the reasons?
This questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, regarding voluntary fasting: Is it permissible for a person to break his fast if an obstacle arises during the fasting of Thursday and Monday, or the three days of every month?
Answer:
Yes, the one who is fasting voluntarily may break his fast, and he may continue and complete the day. It is permissible for him, especially if there is a reason for breaking the fast, in which case he breaks it.
The one who is fasting voluntarily is the master of his own affair; if he wishes, he completes the fast, and if he wishes, he breaks it.
صائم التطوع أمير نفسه إن شاء أكمل الصيام وإن شاء قطعه.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (076) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-01-19] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (14:15)
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