The Dispensation to Break the Fast for the Traveler Who Stays in a Place
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Question:
May Allah bless you, Honorable Shaykh. Among the questions, he says: If I am traveling in Ramadan and I have been breaking my fast during my journey, and upon arriving in the town where I will stay for several days, I abstained from food and drink for the rest of that day and the following days, do I have the dispensation to break my fast during the daytime of these days, while I am in a town that is not my home town, or not? Yes. If you are traveling in Ramadan and you have been breaking your fast during your journey, and upon arriving in the town where you will stay for several days, you abstained from food and drink for the rest of that day and the following days, do you have the dispensation to break your fast during the daytime of these days, while you are in a town that is not your home town, or not?
Answer:
This depends on the duration of your stay. If the stay is four days or less, you may break your fast and shorten the prayer. If the stay is more than four days, and you know that you will stay more than four days, then it is not permissible for you to break your fast, nor is it permissible for you to shorten the prayer, because you have become a resident, and you take the ruling of residents.
Likewise, if the stay is not fixed and you do not know when it will end, you are like one who intends to stay four days or less: you break your fast and shorten the prayer, because you are still continuing your journey, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did during the Farewell Pilgrimage. Yes.
May Allah bless you, Honorable Shaykh. Among the questions, he says: If I am traveling in Ramadan and I have been breaking my fast during my journey, and upon arriving in the town where I will stay for several days, I abstained from food and drink for the rest of that day and the following days, do I have the dispensation to break my fast during the daytime of these days, while I am in a town that is not my home town, or not? Yes. If you are traveling in Ramadan and you have been breaking your fast during your journey, and upon arriving in the town where you will stay for several days, you abstained from food and drink for the rest of that day and the following days, do you have the dispensation to break your fast during the daytime of these days, while you are in a town that is not your home town, or not?
Answer:
This depends on the duration of your stay. If the stay is four days or less, you may break your fast and shorten the prayer. If the stay is more than four days, and you know that you will stay more than four days, then it is not permissible for you to break your fast, nor is it permissible for you to shorten the prayer, because you have become a resident, and you take the ruling of residents.
Likewise, if the stay is not fixed and you do not know when it will end, you are like one who intends to stay four days or less: you break your fast and shorten the prayer, because you are still continuing your journey, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did during the Farewell Pilgrimage. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 18 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|أسئلة متفرقة عن الصيام|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (4:40)
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