The Ruling on Breaking Voluntary and Make-Up Fasts While a Guest
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The questioner:
In his second question, the listener Abdullah from Riyadh asks: Regarding voluntary fasting, is it permissible for me to break my fast if I am a guest of someone I respect?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if you are a guest of someone who wants you to break your fast, then you break it for the sake of pleasing him and making him happy. If he wishes, he breaks the fast; if he wishes, he completes his fast. Yes.
The questioner:
And regarding making up a fast or an obligatory fast.
The Shaykh:
No, regarding making up a fast, it is not permissible for him to break it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
In his second question, the listener Abdullah from Riyadh asks: Regarding voluntary fasting, is it permissible for me to break my fast if I am a guest of someone I respect?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if you are a guest of someone who wants you to break your fast, then you break it for the sake of pleasing him and making him happy. If he wishes, he breaks the fast; if he wishes, he completes his fast. Yes.
The questioner:
And regarding making up a fast or an obligatory fast.
The Shaykh:
No, regarding making up a fast, it is not permissible for him to break it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7498 — youtube.com (11:57)
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