Breaking the fast for running competitions
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: He says that he participates in international running competitions, and sometimes days of Ramadan coincide with them. Is it permissible for him to break his fast in order to strengthen himself for this competition?
Answer:
No, breaking the fast is only for the sick person and the traveler. This person is neither sick nor a traveler; he simply wants to run for sport. There is no dispensation for him to leave fasting. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: He says that he participates in international running competitions, and sometimes days of Ramadan coincide with them. Is it permissible for him to break his fast in order to strengthen himself for this competition?
Answer:
No, breaking the fast is only for the sick person and the traveler. This person is neither sick nor a traveler; he simply wants to run for sport. There is no dispensation for him to leave fasting. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 13-04-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (48:09)
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