Is it authentic that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) broke his fast while traveling?
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Question:
Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) break his fast while traveling?
Answer:
He fasted and broke his fast; sometimes he fasted and sometimes he broke his fast. The matter is broad in travel, and the better option is to break the fast. The better option in travel is to break the fast.
Q: Is it taken from this that fasting and breaking the fast are permissible?
The Shaykh: Yes; it is permissible to fast, and it is permissible to break the fast.
Q: Now there are cars, so there is no hardship as there used to be?
The Shaykh: Even so, breaking the fast is better. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1946.
Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) break his fast while traveling?
Answer:
He fasted and broke his fast; sometimes he fasted and sometimes he broke his fast. The matter is broad in travel, and the better option is to break the fast. The better option in travel is to break the fast.
Q: Is it taken from this that fasting and breaking the fast are permissible?
The Shaykh: Yes; it is permissible to fast, and it is permissible to break the fast.
Q: Now there are cars, so there is no hardship as there used to be?
The Shaykh: Even so, breaking the fast is better. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is not righteousness that you fast on a journey.
ليس من البر الصوم في السفر
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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