Is it permissible to break the fast of voluntary fasting and making up missed fasts when invited to a wedding feast?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The honorable Shaykh, a female questioner says: A woman fasted on Thursday and Monday voluntarily, so she went to a wedding feast. When she arrived, she said, "Let me break my fast with them." This is regarding voluntary fasting, and likewise regarding making up missed fasts. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : As for making up missed fasts, it is not permissible for a person to break his fast when invited to a wedding feast; rather, he should attend and sit at the table but not eat. As for voluntary fasting, one should look at the situation: if breaking the fast and eating would comfort the host's heart, let him break his fast. If the host does not care, it is better not to break the fast, and if he does break it, there is no harm.
The honorable Shaykh, a female questioner says: A woman fasted on Thursday and Monday voluntarily, so she went to a wedding feast. When she arrived, she said, "Let me break my fast with them." This is regarding voluntary fasting, and likewise regarding making up missed fasts. What is the ruling?
The Shaykh : As for making up missed fasts, it is not permissible for a person to break his fast when invited to a wedding feast; rather, he should attend and sit at the table but not eat. As for voluntary fasting, one should look at the situation: if breaking the fast and eating would comfort the host's heart, let him break his fast. If the host does not care, it is better not to break the fast, and if he does break it, there is no harm.