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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-82 : NABI SAW PERNAH TIDAK BERPUASA KETIKA MUSAFIR
Is it the sunnah of the Prophet to not fast in Ramadan while travelling?
Short answer
A person travelling about 85 kilometres or more for a permissible purpose may choose either to fast or to break the fast, and must make up the missed days if he breaks it.
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
A person travelling about 85 kilometres or more for a permissible purpose may choose either to fast or to break the fast, and must make up the missed days if he breaks it. Fasting is better if the journey causes no hardship, while breaking the fast is better if fasting would be difficult. The journey must begin before true dawn, and someone who started the day fasting as a resident may not break it if he travels during the day, except in a case of necessity. The Prophet himself was reported to have both fasted and broken his fast while travelling.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Orang yang bemusafir dalam bulan Ramadhan harus untuk berpuasa. Dia diberi pilihan sama ada untuk berpuasa atau berbuka.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
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-82 : NABI SAW PERNAH TIDAK BERPUASA KETIKA MUSAFIR”, 7 March 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/965-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-82-nabi-saw-pernah-tidak-berpuasa-ketika-musafir. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/prophet-not-fasting-while-travelling-ramadan/