A man who works with the army and was prevented from fasting during the war for seven years; what is his obligation now?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from outside the country says that he used to work in the army, and there was a war for seven years. During these seven years, they did not fast Ramadan, and they prevented them from fasting and ordered them to break their fast. His question is: What is my obligation now? Knowing that I was ignorant and left off fasting out of fear of those who were higher in rank than me.
Answer:
You must make up the fast in any case, because it remains a debt in your conscience, so you make it up, and Allah will help you. As for the issue of breaking the fast for fighting, if an enemy besieges the town, if an enemy besieges the town and they are forced to fight, they break their fast because this strengthens them for the fight. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from outside the country says that he used to work in the army, and there was a war for seven years. During these seven years, they did not fast Ramadan, and they prevented them from fasting and ordered them to break their fast. His question is: What is my obligation now? Knowing that I was ignorant and left off fasting out of fear of those who were higher in rank than me.
Answer:
You must make up the fast in any case, because it remains a debt in your conscience, so you make it up, and Allah will help you. As for the issue of breaking the fast for fighting, if an enemy besieges the town, if an enemy besieges the town and they are forced to fight, they break their fast because this strengthens them for the fight. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1115 -3022] رجل يعمل مع الجيش وكان قد منع من الصيام أثناء الحرب لمدة سبع سنوات؛ فماذا عليه الآن؟ — youtube.com
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