What is the ruling on a student breaking his fast in Ramadan for the sake of exams?
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Question:
A student sent abroad for study broke his fast in Ramadan in order to strengthen himself for the university exam. We say: Is his action valid?
Answer:
No, it is not valid. The resident fasts; the one who resides for a long period fasts. If fasting exhausts him and he fears for his life, there is no harm in him taking what sustains his life, and he makes up that day. As for breaking the fast from the outset, no; one does not break the fast except the traveler or the sick person, or one who is in a state of post-natal bleeding, or one who is traveling for several days of the departure period. Yes.
A student sent abroad for study broke his fast in Ramadan in order to strengthen himself for the university exam. We say: Is his action valid?
Answer:
No, it is not valid. The resident fasts; the one who resides for a long period fasts. If fasting exhausts him and he fears for his life, there is no harm in him taking what sustains his life, and he makes up that day. As for breaking the fast from the outset, no; one does not break the fast except the traveler or the sick person, or one who is in a state of post-natal bleeding, or one who is traveling for several days of the departure period. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إفطار الطالب في رمضان من أجل الامتحانات؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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