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Is it permissible for a fasting person to break his fast if he travels a distance of 81 kilometers?

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Question:
Is it permissible for a fasting person to break his fast if he travels a distance of eighty-one kilometers?

Answer:
Yes, if he travels a distance of eighty-one kilometers, it is permissible for him to break his fast, and it is permissible for him to shorten the prayer; because this is a two-day journey for a mount, and the two-day journey for a mount is the distance for shortening prayer according to many scholars, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel for one day and night except with a Mahram.لا يحل لامرأة تؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن تسافر مسيرة يومين إلا مع ذي محرم.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1088
So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered the distance required for shortening prayer due to travel to be a two-day journey, indicating that this is the minimum distance for travel, and they have estimated the two-day journey for a mount to be eighty kilometers in the present era. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن يفطر الصائم إذا سافر مسافة 81 كيلو متر؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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