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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Eating from Crops One Passes By in Ramadan

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Question:
He says: If I pass by agricultural land in Ramadan, and the Maghrib adhan has been called, and I go down to that land and eat from its crops, and this land is not mine, and I am far from my hometown, is my fasting accepted? May Allah reward you with good. If I pass by agricultural land in Ramadan, and the Maghrib adhan has been called, and I go down to the land and eat from its crops, and this land is not mine, and I am far from my hometown, is my fasting required? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If a person passes by crops or fruit, he may eat from them, but he must not take anything with him to carry away. There is no harm in what he takes while passing by and eats from the dates or the crops, provided he does not carry anything of it with him, unless this crop is protected or has a guard. In that case, he must not take anything from it. If the crop is not protected or has no guard, then the person may eat from it as he passes by without taking anything with him to carry away, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted that without
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 155 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (21:27)

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