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HUKUM PEKERJA MELAKUKAN KERJA BERAT PADA BULAN RAMADAN
What is the ruling on workers doing heavy labour, such as manual labourers, during Ramadan?
Short answer
According to the majority of jurists, a worker doing heavy labour must still eat the pre-dawn meal and make the intention to fast.
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
According to the majority of jurists, a worker doing heavy labour must still eat the pre-dawn meal and make the intention to fast. If an excuse or extreme hunger arises and harm is feared, he may break his fast and make it up later. If harm is certain to occur because of fasting, breaking the fast becomes obligatory. As cited from Abu Bakar al-Ajurri, a heavy labourer who fears destruction from fasting may break the fast and make it up if leaving the work would cause harm, but if leaving the work would cause no harm, he is sinful for breaking the fast.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jumhur fuqaha menetapkan bahawa wajib ke atas pekerja yang melakukan kerja berat bersahur dan juga berniat puasa.
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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 PEKERJA MELAKUKAN KERJA BERAT PADA BULAN RAMADAN”, 23 June 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/2029-hukum-pekerja-melakukan-kerja-berat-pada-bulan-ramadan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-heavy-labour-workers-during-ramadan/