One who travels while fasting, then returns and breaks his fast on the way
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The questioner:
This is another question. The questioner says: A man was fasting and traveled a distance of eighty kilometers. He traveled while fasting on the condition that he would stay in that area, but the stay did not materialize there, so he returned the same day over the same distance. When he began his return journey, he broke his fast. What is obligatory for him? Is his fast valid, or does he have to make it up?
The Shaykh:
If he broke his fast before the sun set, he must make it up. If he held out until the sun set, then he owes nothing, praise be to Allah.
Another questioner:
Your question is about a man who said: If I travel, I will break my fast and eat the pre-dawn meal. So when it became morning, he went out, and when he reached the town, he turned back. Is his fasting valid?
The Shaykh:
If he did not break his fast, he did not betray his intention. If he did not break his fast, did not resolve to do so, and did not carry out what he said, praise be to Allah.
Another questioner:
It is better to break the fast with the intention of a conditional statement than to break the fast with the intention of a conditional statement.
The Shaykh:
No, not a conditional statement. He breaks the fast with the intention of breaking it after dawn. If he intends to break the fast, he has broken it according to a group of scholars. As for saying "I will break my fast" but not carrying it out, and not intending to break the fast after dawn,
Another questioner:
A song is not a fitrah.
The Shaykh:
The intention is disbelief before the entry of dawn. As for if he intends after dawn, the safest course for him is to make it up if it is an obligatory fast. If it is an obligatory fast, it is not valid, or with a firm intention. As for the voluntary fast, his matter is broader.
This is another question. The questioner says: A man was fasting and traveled a distance of eighty kilometers. He traveled while fasting on the condition that he would stay in that area, but the stay did not materialize there, so he returned the same day over the same distance. When he began his return journey, he broke his fast. What is obligatory for him? Is his fast valid, or does he have to make it up?
The Shaykh:
If he broke his fast before the sun set, he must make it up. If he held out until the sun set, then he owes nothing, praise be to Allah.
Another questioner:
Your question is about a man who said: If I travel, I will break my fast and eat the pre-dawn meal. So when it became morning, he went out, and when he reached the town, he turned back. Is his fasting valid?
The Shaykh:
If he did not break his fast, he did not betray his intention. If he did not break his fast, did not resolve to do so, and did not carry out what he said, praise be to Allah.
Another questioner:
It is better to break the fast with the intention of a conditional statement than to break the fast with the intention of a conditional statement.
The Shaykh:
No, not a conditional statement. He breaks the fast with the intention of breaking it after dawn. If he intends to break the fast, he has broken it according to a group of scholars. As for saying "I will break my fast" but not carrying it out, and not intending to break the fast after dawn,
Another questioner:
A song is not a fitrah.
The Shaykh:
The intention is disbelief before the entry of dawn. As for if he intends after dawn, the safest course for him is to make it up if it is an obligatory fast. If it is an obligatory fast, it is not valid, or with a firm intention. As for the voluntary fast, his matter is broader.
Source
شرح كتاب الصيام من بلوغ المرام، من الحديث الأول إلى الحديث الثاني عشر — islamhouse.com (16:48)
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