Fasting and breaking the fast for the traveler in Ramadan and the duration of residence
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The questioner:
He is fasting and wishes to perform 'Umrah with strength. Does he break his fast?
The Shaykh:
He is a traveler who has not stood in Makkah.
The questioner:
He arrived in Makkah while fasting.
The Shaykh:
Staying there.
The questioner:
He will sit for a week.
The Shaykh:
If he arrived fasting, he completes it. But if his stay is four days or less, he does not break his fast.
The questioner:
for performing 'Umrah. That is to say, the day of 'Umrah, the day on which he performs 'Umrah upon his arrival, is it obligatory?
The Shaykh:
Or more, he remains fasting. But if his stay in Makkah is four days or less, he may break his fast.
Another questioner:
He was on a day of travel intending to stay more than a week, but on a day of travel, does he have any preference?
The Shaykh:
He delivers the sermon, and if he is in a state of urgency, he should hold back. If he is in a state of urgency, there is no harm, and it is better. If he leaves it, there is no harm. When is the recommendation? May Allah forgive you. Breaking the fast in the state of absolute travel is better, but it becomes more emphasized with hardship, and it becomes obligatory with extreme hardship and great difficulty, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 1946 Yes.
He is fasting and wishes to perform 'Umrah with strength. Does he break his fast?
The Shaykh:
He is a traveler who has not stood in Makkah.
The questioner:
He arrived in Makkah while fasting.
The Shaykh:
Staying there.
The questioner:
He will sit for a week.
The Shaykh:
If he arrived fasting, he completes it. But if his stay is four days or less, he does not break his fast.
The questioner:
for performing 'Umrah. That is to say, the day of 'Umrah, the day on which he performs 'Umrah upon his arrival, is it obligatory?
The Shaykh:
Or more, he remains fasting. But if his stay in Makkah is four days or less, he may break his fast.
Another questioner:
He was on a day of travel intending to stay more than a week, but on a day of travel, does he have any preference?
The Shaykh:
He delivers the sermon, and if he is in a state of urgency, he should hold back. If he is in a state of urgency, there is no harm, and it is better. If he leaves it, there is no harm. When is the recommendation? May Allah forgive you. Breaking the fast in the state of absolute travel is better, but it becomes more emphasized with hardship, and it becomes obligatory with extreme hardship and great difficulty, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
It is not righteousness that you fast
ليس من البر الصوم
Source
فتاوى رمضانية — islamhouse.com (1:09:53)
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