FatwaFederal TerritoriesFasting
FADHILAT MEMBERI MAKAN KEPADA ORANG YANG BERBUKA PUASA
What is the virtue of feeding people who are breaking their fast?
Short answer
There are many textual proofs showing the merit of providing food for those who are fasting, and those with the means are encouraged to do so.
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
There are many textual proofs showing the merit of providing food for those who are fasting, and those with the means are encouraged to do so. The hadiths cited state that the one who feeds a fasting person receives a reward equal to theirs without reducing the faster's reward, and that angels send blessings upon a fasting person in whose presence others eat. The merit is greater when the recipients are in real need, such as orphans, the poor and the needy. The ruling also mentions examples of early scholars who fed others while fasting.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Terdapat banyak dalil yang menunjukkan kelebihan menjamu mereka yang berpuasa. Justeru, amat wajar bagi yang berkelapangan rezeki serta harta menjamu mereka yang berpuasa.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “FADHILAT MEMBERI MAKAN KEPADA ORANG YANG BERBUKA PUASA”, 24 June 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/2040-fadhilat-memberi-makan-kepada-orang-yang-berbuka-puasa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/virtue-of-feeding-people-breaking-fast/