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Travelling After Dawn

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Question

In the month of Ramadan, if a traveller begins a journey after dawn (Tuloo e Fajr), is it necessary for him to fast on that day?

Question Posed By: Muhammad Zulfiqar Chatsworth, Durban, South Africa

Answer

If a person starts his journey after dawn (Tuloo e Fajr), then it is obligatory upon him to fast that day, otherwise he will be a sinner. It is stated in Durr e Mukhtaar, a very famous book of Hanafi jurisprudence:

Translation: It is compulsory for a resident to complete the Ramadaan fast of the day if he started his journey today (i.e, if he started his journey after dawn - Tuloo e Fajr), then it is not permissible for him to break his fast. (Durr e Mukhtar with Raddul Muhtaar, Chapter As-Saum vol.1, Page 154 ) Huzoor Ala-Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (may Allah have mercy on him) writes in Fatawa Razviyyah Shareef while answering a question: "It is permissible for the person who started his travelling (journey) before Subh e Saadiq (Fajr i.e. True Dawn) to refrain from fasting on the day of travel and then make up the missed fasts." Subh e Saadiq will become an inclusion of the journey only if the journey has started before Subh e Saadiq, that is, at predawn or earlier. (Fataawa

Razviyyah Shareef, Volume 10, Page number 347, Fataawa Europe wa Bartaaniah, Page 257)

The Summary: If a traveller starts his journey before dawn, that is, at the time of Sehri, then it is not necessary for him to fast that day, and if he starts his journey after dawn, then it is obligatory on him to fast that day.

Answered by
A Humble Servant of Sacred Knowledge At Amjadi Darul Ifta, Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi, Imam of Masjid e Khalid, Unit 9, Chatsworth, Durban, South Africa
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The Grandson of Huzoor Sadrush Shariah, The Propagator of Maslak e Aala Hazrat, Khalifa Huzoor Taajush Shariah wa Huzoor Muhad’dith e Kabeer Hazrat Allama Mufti Faizanul Mustafa Qadri Misbahi Sahab Qiblah Ghosi Shareef India, Founder & Director Jamia Imam Azam Abu Hanifa and Tajushariah Online Islamic Institute (Int.) Lucknow, India. | The Propagator of Maslak e Aala Hazrat, Khalifa Huzoor Taajush Shariah wa Muhad’dith e Kabeer Hazrat Allamah Mufti Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi Sahab Qiblah founder and Head of Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre Overport Durban South Africa. | The Propagator of Maslak e Aala Hazrat, Khalifa Huzoor Taajush Shariah Hazrat Allamah Mufti Zulfaqar Khan Naimi Kakralvi, Darul Ifta Madina Masjid, Mohalla Ali Khan, Kashipur, Utar-Khand, India | The Propagator of Maslak e Aala Hazrat, Hazrat Allama Mufti Mahboob Raza, Shar’ee Board of Nepal
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