The ruling on zina during the day in Ramadan for a traveler, and whether he owes an expiation
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The questioner:
His agent in Islam is a traveler who does not abandon prayer and is not an innovator. He committed zina at the end of Ramadan and then repented. Is he required to fast two consecutive months?
The Shaykh:
A man.
The questioner:
A traveler who has not repented from abandoning prayer, and is unmarried, committed zina at the end of Ramadan. It was said that he is required to fast two consecutive months.
The Shaykh:
If he is a traveler, it is permissible for him to break his fast, and it is permissible for him to have intercourse with his wife. However, zina is forbidden for him in all circumstances. He bears the sin of zina, and he must repent to Allah the Exalted. As for fasting the two months, no, it is not obligatory for him because he is a traveler.
His agent in Islam is a traveler who does not abandon prayer and is not an innovator. He committed zina at the end of Ramadan and then repented. Is he required to fast two consecutive months?
The Shaykh:
A man.
The questioner:
A traveler who has not repented from abandoning prayer, and is unmarried, committed zina at the end of Ramadan. It was said that he is required to fast two consecutive months.
The Shaykh:
If he is a traveler, it is permissible for him to break his fast, and it is permissible for him to have intercourse with his wife. However, zina is forbidden for him in all circumstances. He bears the sin of zina, and he must repent to Allah the Exalted. As for fasting the two months, no, it is not obligatory for him because he is a traveler.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب العدة والإحداد — islamhouse.com (53:23)
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