What is the ruling for someone who travels before noon? Can they break their fast? And what about if they travel after noon? Must they remain fasting and is it not permissible for them to break their fast?
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Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him):
If a fasting person travels after noon, they must remain fasting. However, if they travel before noon and had intended to travel the night before, their fast is invalidated. If they intended to travel during the day, it is strongly recommended that they remain fasting and make up the fast after Ramadan.
Source: Message on Prayer and Fasting, Fasting, Rulings on the Fast of the Traveler, M 939
Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him):
If someone travels before noon, they are allowed to break their fast, and it is obligatory to do so, especially if they had intended to travel the night before. If they travel after noon, they are allowed to complete their fast, and it is obligatory to do so, particularly if they did not intend to travel the night before.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Conditions for the Validity and Obligation of Fasting, M 1038
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