What is the ruling on one who has intercourse with his wife while fasting a voluntary fast?
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The questioner : May Allah raise your status, my father: A man fasted a voluntary fast, then he had intercourse with his wife while he was fasting a voluntary fast.
The Shaykh : Voluntary?
The questioner : Voluntary, yes. Does he commit a sin in doing so? And does he have to make up this specific day, meaning he was in the worship of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)? May Allah raise your status.
The Shaykh : There is no blame on one who has intercourse with his wife while fasting a voluntary fast, because voluntary fasting is a voluntary act, and a voluntary act, if a person wishes, he may continue it, and if he wishes, he may break it. It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he entered upon his family and they informed him that a gift of *hais* had been given to them, so he said: This is evidence for the permissibility of breaking a voluntary fast, whether by intercourse, or by eating, or by drinking.
As for making it up, if this day was specific, such as fasting on Monday for example, then it is not made up, because this fast is restricted to a specific day, and it has ended and passed. But if it was not specific, such as fasting three days of the month, then he makes it up, but it is not on the basis of obligation, rather on the basis of recommendation.
The Shaykh : Voluntary?
The questioner : Voluntary, yes. Does he commit a sin in doing so? And does he have to make up this specific day, meaning he was in the worship of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)? May Allah raise your status.
The Shaykh : There is no blame on one who has intercourse with his wife while fasting a voluntary fast, because voluntary fasting is a voluntary act, and a voluntary act, if a person wishes, he may continue it, and if he wishes, he may break it. It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he entered upon his family and they informed him that a gift of *hais* had been given to them, so he said:
Bring it to me, for I have become a fasting person. So Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) brought it to him, and he ate from it.
أرنيه فقد أصبحت صائماً، فجاءت به إليه عائشة رضي الله عنها فأكل منهAs for making it up, if this day was specific, such as fasting on Monday for example, then it is not made up, because this fast is restricted to a specific day, and it has ended and passed. But if it was not specific, such as fasting three days of the month, then he makes it up, but it is not on the basis of obligation, rather on the basis of recommendation.