The ruling on fasting or breaking the fast for the traveler
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Question:
I am traveling from Riyadh to Makkah. Which is better, should I fast or break my fast? I know that the travel is to Cairo.
Answer:
Yes, you have the choice. If you wish, you may break your fast because you are a traveler, even if you are traveling by plane. And if you wish, you may fast; there is no impediment to that. Fast or break your fast. If you fast, your fast is valid. If you break your fast, you have taken the dispensation (rukhsah). Allah loves for His dispensations to be taken, just as He dislikes for His disobedience to be committed. Yes.
I am traveling from Riyadh to Makkah. Which is better, should I fast or break my fast? I know that the travel is to Cairo.
Answer:
Yes, you have the choice. If you wish, you may break your fast because you are a traveler, even if you are traveling by plane. And if you wish, you may fast; there is no impediment to that. Fast or break your fast. If you fast, your fast is valid. If you break your fast, you have taken the dispensation (rukhsah). Allah loves for His dispensations to be taken, just as He dislikes for His disobedience to be committed. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح 06-09-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (16:24)
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