Does lying invalidate the fast of the one who is fasting?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If the one who is fasting lies, does it invalidate his fast? Please direct us.
Answer:
It diminishes its reward; it diminishes the reward of his fast. Forbidden speech diminishes the reward of the one who is fasting, until perhaps no reward remains for him. As came in the hadith:Bulugh al-Maram 5:14 A person may fast from food and drink, but he does not fast from forbidden speech, so he has no reward in his fasting despite his enduring hunger and thirst. There is no power and no strength except by Allah.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If the one who is fasting lies, does it invalidate his fast? Please direct us.
Answer:
It diminishes its reward; it diminishes the reward of his fast. Forbidden speech diminishes the reward of the one who is fasting, until perhaps no reward remains for him. As came in the hadith:
Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions and does not abandon foolishness, Allah is not in need of his leaving food and drink
من لم يدع قول الزور والعمل به والجهل فليس لله حاجة في أن يدع طعامه وشرابه،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل كذب الصائم يفسد صومه؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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