The Ruling on Players Breaking Their Fast in Ramadan Due to Matches
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, we heard a fatwa permitting players to break their fast if they have matches, and they said this is like a hired worker who does not control himself, knowing that this fatwa is from outside this country. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Yes, that is the most just ruling.
The questioner:
He says: We have heard that it is permissible for players to break their fast. Yes, if they have matches, and they said this is like a hired worker who does not control himself, knowing that this ruling is from outside this country?
The Shaykh:
And does a hired worker break his fast? If a hired worker is working for someone, is it permissible for him to break his fast? It is not permissible for him to break his fast. This is a defective statement. It is not permissible to break the fast except for an excuse mentioned by Allah, either illness or travel. As for work.
Even if the work is difficult, as long as the person is not sick or traveling and is only working, it is not permissible for him to break his fast. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to work in their farms and in their jobs. They did not break their fast. It is not permissible to break the fast for the sake of work, which is performing something beneficial for oneself or for people.
As for sports, there is no benefit in them and no advantage. They are merely a form of play. So it is not permissible to break the fast during matches, because he is a resident, and a resident fasts. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, we heard a fatwa permitting players to break their fast if they have matches, and they said this is like a hired worker who does not control himself, knowing that this fatwa is from outside this country. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Yes, that is the most just ruling.
The questioner:
He says: We have heard that it is permissible for players to break their fast. Yes, if they have matches, and they said this is like a hired worker who does not control himself, knowing that this ruling is from outside this country?
The Shaykh:
And does a hired worker break his fast? If a hired worker is working for someone, is it permissible for him to break his fast? It is not permissible for him to break his fast. This is a defective statement. It is not permissible to break the fast except for an excuse mentioned by Allah, either illness or travel. As for work.
Even if the work is difficult, as long as the person is not sick or traveling and is only working, it is not permissible for him to break his fast. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to work in their farms and in their jobs. They did not break their fast. It is not permissible to break the fast for the sake of work, which is performing something beneficial for oneself or for people.
As for sports, there is no benefit in them and no advantage. They are merely a form of play. So it is not permissible to break the fast during matches, because he is a resident, and a resident fasts. Yes.
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مجالس رمضان 1430هـ - 03 — alfawzan.live (28:25)
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