The Islamic History Book

The concept of the Islamic world is useful in observing the different periods of Islamic history, similarly useful is an understanding of the identification with a quasi-political community of believers

Fasting of the Traveler

Prophet Peace Prophet Peace Can a Traveller Break His Fast So That He Will have the Strength to Do ‘umrah?

Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, Fataawa al-Siyaam [138, 139] .

If a traveller reaches Makkah when he is fasting, can he break his fast so that he will have the strength to perform ‘umrah?.

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Prophet Peace Prophet Peace If a Muslim Moves to Another Country During Ramadaan

[Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 10/124] .

What should a Muslim do if he moves from one country to another during Ramadaan, where the people started fasting on a different day?

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Al Baqarah Al Baqarah a Man Travels a Great Deal for His Work; Should He not Fast in Ramadaan?

Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas. 10/212

I am a man who travels all the time for work purposes and I always perform all the obligatory prayers whilst travelling, but I do not fast during Ramadaan. Do I have the right to do that?.

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Academic Research Academic Research Should the Mujaahideen who are Fighting for the Sake of Allaah Break their Fast?

Fataawa al-Lajnah [2/141, 142] .

Are those who are fighting the enemy allowed not to fast during Ramadaan and can they make it up afterwards?.

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Fasting of the Traveler Fasting of the Traveler Which is Better – Breaking One’s Fast When Travelling Or Fasting?

Al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah, vol. 28, p. 73.

If a person travels in Ramadaan and he is fasting, is it better for him not to fast, or should he continue fasting?

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Al Baqarah Al Baqarah is the View of one who Says That it is Obligatory for Sick People and Travellers to Break the Fast and That their Fast is not Valid Correct?

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 9/83

What is your opinion on the view of one who says that sick people and travellers are obliged to break the fast and make it up later on, and it is not permissible for them to fast, because Allah, may He be exalted, said [interpretation of the meaning] : “and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Sawm [fasts] must be made up] from other days” [al-Baqarah 2:185] , so what is obligatory for them is to make up the fast, and this means that they should not fast?.

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Al Baqarah Al Baqarah When Should the Passengers on An Airplane Break their Fast?

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wa’l-Ifta [10/397, 398] .

A person was traveling from Karachi to Saudi at the time of ‘Asr in Ramadan. Some time after taking off, the host announced that it is iftaar time in Karachi. But the sun was still visible for all travelers on the plane. is the fasting valid of the ones who broke it then?.

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Al Baqarah Al Baqarah Fasting of the Driver who is Always Travelling

Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb, 3/1230

I work as a truck driver. Now the blessed month of Ramadan has come to us, and I was travelling, as were many truck drivers. I fasted but the other drivers with me did not fast whilst travelling.

They said to me that the reward is for the one who does not fast whilst travelling, and there is no reward for the one who fasts whilst travelling. I hope that you can advise me about that. May Allah reward you with good.

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