Compelling elementary school students to fast at school
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Question:
Are elementary school students required by the school administration to fast, and is a student who breaks his fast punished by the administration?
Answer:
Their families compel them; their families compel them to fast. The school does not provide a cafeteria, does not provide refrigerators, and does not prevent this in Ramadan by closing them or providing anything for them in Ramadan. This is what is required of the school. As for ordering them to fast, that is the responsibility of their guardians. Yes.
Are elementary school students required by the school administration to fast, and is a student who breaks his fast punished by the administration?
Answer:
Their families compel them; their families compel them to fast. The school does not provide a cafeteria, does not provide refrigerators, and does not prevent this in Ramadan by closing them or providing anything for them in Ramadan. This is what is required of the school. As for ordering them to fast, that is the responsibility of their guardians. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 037 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصيام / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:19:42)
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