What is better for the fasting traveler: fasting or breaking the fast?

The questioner : Is it better for the traveler to fast or to break his fast?

The Shaykh : What I believe in this matter is that the better option for the fasting person is the easier one for him, and people differ greatly in this. That is because for some people, it is burdensome to fast while the people around them are breaking their fasts, so they prefer fasting while traveling to fasting while resident, even though the people around them, as I mentioned, are breaking their fasts. Other people are the opposite; it does not matter to them if they fast while resident and resting while the people around them are breaking their fasts, but it is difficult for them to fast while traveling. Therefore, a correct and explicit hadith came in "Sahih Muslim" when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to that Companion, whose name is perhaps 'Amr ibn Hamzah al-Aslami, who asked him, "I travel a lot, so should I fast or break my fast?" His answer, may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him, was This is the principle in this matter: every person of legal age chooses what is easier for him, as I mentioned earlier. However, it should be noted that if a traveler prefers to fast, it is not permissible for him to fast if he exposes himself to hardship. In this context, his statement, may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him, is understood, meaning that fasting which exposes the fasting person to some hardship is not of righteousness in any way. Accordingly, his statement, may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him, came when he was traveling and saw people providing shade for a companion of theirs who seemed to have fainted due to his fasting, and it was a hot day. He said, may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him, meaning that those who fast while traveling and expose themselves to such hardship are disobedient to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If the traveler's fasting does not expose him to any of this hardship, then the matter is as I mentioned earlier: if he wishes, he fasts, and if he wishes, he breaks his fast. Yes.