FatwaFederal TerritoriesLegal Theory & Methodology
IRSYAD USUL AL-FEQH SIRI KE- 36: RUKHSAH ATAU ‘AZIMAH YANG LEBIH AFDHAL?
Is it better to take a concession such as breaking the fast while travelling, or to keep to the original ruling of azimah?
Short answer
Scholars hold differing views on this matter. One view holds that the concession is better, based on the hadith that Allah likes His concessions to be taken, and that shortening prayers is more virtuous than praying in full.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Usul al-Fiqh
- Topic
- Legal Theory & Methodology
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Scholars hold differing views on this matter. One view holds that the concession is better, based on the hadith that Allah likes His concessions to be taken, and that shortening prayers is more virtuous than praying in full. Another view holds that azimah is better, since reward follows the degree of hardship and azimah is the primary objective of the Sharia. However, this does not mean a person should deliberately burden himself, and where fasting would cause harm, breaking the fast is preferred.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menurut Imam al-Syatibi pula, hukum 'azimah merupakan al-qasd al-awwal (objektif utama) syarak, manakala rukhsah pula merupakan kehendak yang kedua.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD USUL AL-FEQH SIRI KE- 36: RUKHSAH ATAU ‘AZIMAH YANG LEBIH AFDHAL?”, 27 May 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-usul-fiqh/3425-irsyad-usul-al-feqh-siri-ke-36-rukhsah-atau-azimah-yang-lebih-afdhal. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-rukhsah-or-azimah-more-virtuous/