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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE- 147: BERBUKA PUASA KERANA MUSAFIR KEMUDIAN BERJIMAK SELEPAS SAMPAI DI RUMAH, ADAKAH DIKENAKAN KAFFARAH?
Is kaffarah imposed if a husband who broke his fast while travelling has intercourse with his wife after returning home during a Ramadan day, and may the wife refuse?
Short answer
A traveller who breaks the fast must make up the missed day.
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 traveller who breaks the fast must make up the missed day. When the excuse ends during the day, scholars differ on whether he must refrain from eating and intimacy. If refraining is obligatory, intercourse incurs kaffarah, and if not, there is no kaffarah, while Dr. Muhammad Zuhaili holds that refraining is only recommended. Deliberate intercourse in the day of Ramadan by a person who is fasting breaks the fast and requires the major kaffarah on the husband only, while the wife only makes up the fast. There is no obedience in matters of disobedience to Allah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Barang siapa yang melakukan jimak di siang hari Ramadhan secara sengaja dan dengan ikhtiarnya sendiri maka batallah puasanya dan dikenakan kaffarah kubra
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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- 147: BERBUKA PUASA KERANA MUSAFIR KEMUDIAN BERJIMAK SELEPAS SAMPAI DI RUMAH, ADAKAH DIKENAKAN KAFFARAH?”, 3 June 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/3450-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-147-berbuka-puasa-kerana-musafir-kemudian-berjimak-selepas-sampai-di-rumah-adakah-dikenakan-kaffarah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/traveller-broke-fast-intercourse-after-arriving-kaffarah/