FatwaFederal TerritoriesFasting
HUKUM MENINGGALKAN PUASA DENGAN SENGAJA
What is the ruling on deliberately abandoning the fast of Ramadan without a valid excuse?
Short answer
Deliberately breaking the Ramadan fast without a valid Shariah excuse such as illness or travel is a major sin, and its value cannot be made up by making up the fast later.
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
Deliberately breaking the Ramadan fast without a valid Shariah excuse such as illness or travel is a major sin, and its value cannot be made up by making up the fast later. A person who denies that fasting is obligatory becomes an unbeliever and is asked to repent as an apostate would. A person who does not fast but does not deny the obligation becomes a transgressor (fasiq), and the ruler is obliged to imprison him and prevent him from eating and drinking during the day.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sesiapa yang tidak berpuasa tanpa mengingkari kewajipannya, dia menjadi fasiq.
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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. “HUKUM MENINGGALKAN PUASA DENGAN SENGAJA”, 25 June 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/2041-hukum-meninggalkan-puasa-dengan-sengaja. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-deliberately-abandoning-ramadan-fast/