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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a fasting traveler when he moves from one country to another that differs from it in the time of sunset

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The questioner:
He asks about the difference in time between countries regarding a fasting traveler who moves from one country to another where the sun sets later or earlier than in the country he departed from. For example, he might travel from his country after eating the pre-dawn meal, then arrive in a country where the sun sets much earlier than in the country he left, or the reverse, where it sets much later. What is the ruling in this case?

The Shaykh:
The ruling is the ruling of the country he has arrived in. If he fasted in one country and arrived in another, his ruling is the ruling of the country he arrived in. If he arrives and they are breaking their fast before his home country does, he breaks his fast with them. If they break their fast after his home country, meaning they delay it beyond the time in his home country, he breaks his fast with them. His ruling is their ruling. As soon as he settles with them, he has their ruling regarding breaking the fast, the pre-dawn meal, and everything else, including the festival. Yes.

The questioner:
Yes, even if the duration of his fasting becomes long, or if he intends to?

The Shaykh:
Yes. For example, if he eats the pre-dawn meal in Riyadh and travels to the direction of the Maghreb or to Spain, he continues until he breaks his fast with them there. Yes.

The questioner:
And likewise, if he arrives in a country where the sun sets before it does in Riyadh, for example, does he break his fast with them?

The Shaykh:
He breaks his fast with them when he settles with them. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 7849 - حكم الصائم المسافر عند انتقاله من بلد إلى آخر يختلف عنه في وقت الغروب - نور على الدرب — youtube.com

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