I traveled to Yemen in the month of Ramadan while fasting and did not break my fast. Some of them told me that fasting is permissible, while others said there is a deviation from the Sunnah because
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The questioner : I traveled to Yemen in the month of Ramadan while fasting and did not break my fast. Some of them told me that fasting is permissible, while others said: there is a deviation from the Sunnah because breaking the fast while traveling is a dispensation, as we know. Is it permissible to break the fast in such a case if I am not tired?
The Shaykh : The traveler has the option to break his fast by the text of the Qur'an, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:185] He also has the option to fast by the text of the Sunnah. Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey on a day of intense heat, until one of us would place his hand on his head from the severity of the heat. The one among us with the most shade was the owner of the cloak—meaning: they had no tent or anything else—and there was no one among us fasting except the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and 'Abdullah ibn Rawahah. So the Sunnah came with fasting while traveling, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted on his journey. When it was late in the day, they came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah! The heat is severe, the people are fasting, and fasting is difficult for them. They are waiting to see what you will do, because he was fasting, and they preferred not to break their fast while the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was fasting. So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) called for water in a vessel, placed it on his thigh, and drank from it while the people were watching him, after 'Asr. Then the people broke their fast. This indicates that fasting is better for the traveler as long as it does not cause hardship. Therefore, we say that fasting is better for the traveler. If it causes him a tolerable hardship, it is disliked for him to fast. If it causes him a significant hardship, it is forbidden for him to fast. This is because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) broke his fast, it was said to him that some of the people had fasted, meaning they had remained in their fasting. He said: Sahih Muslim 1114a And on another occasion while traveling, he saw a crowd and a man who had been shaded. He said: They said: This is a fasting man. He said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1664Sahih (Darussalam) Because this fasting man had become burdened with hardship.
In summary, the traveler has the choice between fasting and breaking the fast. If he wishes, he fasts, and if he wishes, he breaks his fast. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner from the Holy Makkah, S.S., says.
The Shaykh : The traveler has the option to break his fast by the text of the Qur'an, as Allah the Exalted said:
and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal number of other days
وَمَنْ كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَThese people are the disobedient ones; these are the disobedient ones.
أولئك العصاة، أولئك العصاةWhat is this?
ما هذا؟It is not an act of righteousness to fast while traveling.
ليس من البر الصيام في السفرIn summary, the traveler has the choice between fasting and breaking the fast. If he wishes, he fasts, and if he wishes, he breaks his fast. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner from the Holy Makkah, S.S., says.