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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-137 : TIDAK SALAH BERBUKA DI RUMAH RAKAN BUKAN ISLAM, TAPI...
Is it permissible to break one's fast at the home of a non-Muslim friend who has extended an invitation?
Short answer
Breaking the fast at a non-Muslim friend's home on invitation is permissible, and accepting the invitation is even recommended.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Breaking the fast at a non-Muslim friend's home on invitation is permissible, and accepting the invitation is even recommended. This is conditional on the meal being free from forbidden food and drink such as pork, alcohol and other impure items. Mixing with them is disliked if it endangers a Muslim's faith, but it is allowed if there is no such danger and the occasion is used to show good character and convey the goodness of Islam.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami cenderung kepada pendapat bahawa hukum berbuka puasa di rumah rakan yang bukan Islam atas jemputan, adalah diharuskan bahkan disunatkan untuk menjawabnya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-137 : TIDAK SALAH BERBUKA DI RUMAH RAKAN BUKAN ISLAM, TAPI...”, 27 May 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/3422-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-137-tidak-salah-berbuka-di-rumah-rakan-bukan-islam-tapi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/breaking-fast-at-non-muslim-friends-home/