Delaying breaking of the fast
| Fatwa #787 | Category: Sawm (Fasting) | Country: Qatar | Date: 18th March 2024 |
| Fatwa #787 | Date: 18th March 2024 |
| Category: Sawm (Fasting) | |
| Country: Qatar | |
Question
Hello, how are you? I hope your Ramadan is going well. I was fasting today and didn’t pay attention to the time, so I ended up breaking my fast three minutes late? Is my fasting invalid, do I have to make up for it at the end of Ramadan?
Thank you in advance for your response
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Shariah has encouraged on breaking the fast on time.
This is understood from the following:
Allah Ta’ala says: ‘Those who hasten to open their fasts at the time of iftar are the most beloved to me’
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 700/701)
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “We the Ambiya, were commanded to hasten iftar [i.e. break the fast as soon as Maghrib sets in], delay sehri [till the last possible time] and to place our right hand over our left hand in Salah”
(Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 1770)
If one delays breaking the fast, that does not nullify the fast. The fast is valid. You do not have to make up for the missed fast.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Muhammad I.V Patel
Concurred by
Mufti Nabeel Valli
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia