I was unable to combine fasting with work; how do you guide me now that I have fasted for a full month except for one day?
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Question:
He says: I took a job, and that job forced me to break my fast in Ramadan. They provided us with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but they did not provide a pre-dawn meal (suhur) or breakfast, which compelled me to break my fast. I tried fasting but could not combine fasting with work. That job is necessary for me. How do you guide me now? I have broken my fast for a full month except for one day. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
First, breaking the fast for the sake of work is not permissible, and it is not among the excuses that Allah the Exalted mentioned for breaking the fast. Allah only granted a dispensation for the traveler, the sick person, the menstruating woman, and the woman with post-natal bleeding to break the fast, and He granted a dispensation for the very old man or the one suffering from a chronic illness. These are the ones for whom Allah granted a dispensation to break the fast, and He commanded them to make up the days from other days if they are able to make them up, or to pay a ransom (fidyah) if they are unable to make them up, such as the very old man or the one suffering from a chronic illness. As for work, it is not an excuse for breaking the fast. The Muslims have continued to work since Allah made fasting obligatory until now, and they did not break their fasts. However, work can be adjusted to accommodate fasting, such as working at night, or working at the beginning of the day when there is energy and coolness, and resting during the heat, or postponing the work until after Ramadan. As for breaking the fast for the sake of work, no scholar of knowledge has said this, to our knowledge, and it is not among the excuses mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah. Yes.
He says: I took a job, and that job forced me to break my fast in Ramadan. They provided us with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but they did not provide a pre-dawn meal (suhur) or breakfast, which compelled me to break my fast. I tried fasting but could not combine fasting with work. That job is necessary for me. How do you guide me now? I have broken my fast for a full month except for one day. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
First, breaking the fast for the sake of work is not permissible, and it is not among the excuses that Allah the Exalted mentioned for breaking the fast. Allah only granted a dispensation for the traveler, the sick person, the menstruating woman, and the woman with post-natal bleeding to break the fast, and He granted a dispensation for the very old man or the one suffering from a chronic illness. These are the ones for whom Allah granted a dispensation to break the fast, and He commanded them to make up the days from other days if they are able to make them up, or to pay a ransom (fidyah) if they are unable to make them up, such as the very old man or the one suffering from a chronic illness. As for work, it is not an excuse for breaking the fast. The Muslims have continued to work since Allah made fasting obligatory until now, and they did not break their fasts. However, work can be adjusted to accommodate fasting, such as working at night, or working at the beginning of the day when there is energy and coolness, and resting during the heat, or postponing the work until after Ramadan. As for breaking the fast for the sake of work, no scholar of knowledge has said this, to our knowledge, and it is not among the excuses mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، لم أستطع الجمع بين الصيام والعمل، كيف توجهونني الآن وقد أفطرت شهرا كاملا إلا يوما واحدا؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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