Is it required that the days of making up missed fasts be consecutive? And if an obstacle arises and one wants to break the fast, is the ruling the same as for an obligatory fast or a voluntary one?
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The questioner: I have a question regarding this topic.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner: Three consecutive days, or separate days? It is not a problem.
The Shaykh : It is not a problem, but we return to the principle understood from the saying of Allah the Exalted: Because a person does not know what may befall him; he may fall ill or he may die, and so on. Therefore, consecutiveness is the original rule.
The questioner: Okay, if one is fasting a voluntary fast, for example, and he intends to break it, is it better for him to break it or not? Is this like an obligatory fast?
The Shaykh : No, this is like an obligatory fast.
The questioner: An obligatory fast.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner: Three consecutive days, or separate days? It is not a problem.
The Shaykh : It is not a problem, but we return to the principle understood from the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord.
وسارعوا إلى مغفرة من ربكمThe questioner: Okay, if one is fasting a voluntary fast, for example, and he intends to break it, is it better for him to break it or not? Is this like an obligatory fast?
The Shaykh : No, this is like an obligatory fast.
The questioner: An obligatory fast.
The Shaykh : Yes.