The question discusses the rules regarding breaking the fast while traveling during Ramadan, specifically when traveling from Baghdad to Erbil for visiting relatives and tourism, and whether one must break their fast if they are capable of fasting.
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
- It is permissible to travel during Ramadan even if it is to avoid fasting, but it is discouraged unless it is for Hajj, Umrah, fighting in the way of God, protecting property that may be lost, or saving a person from danger.
- If one travels before noon, it is permissible to break the fast, and it is obligatory to do so as a precaution, especially if they intended to travel the night before. However, if the travel occurs after noon, they may complete their fast, and it is obligatory to do so as a precaution, particularly if they did not intend to travel the night before.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Conditions of Validity and Obligation of Fasting, Articles 1038 + 1040
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
- It is permissible to travel during Ramadan even if it is to avoid fasting. However, it is better not to travel unless it is for a good or necessary purpose.
- If a fasting person travels after noon, they remain fasting. 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 obligatory as a precaution to remain fasting and to make up the fast after Ramadan as well.
Source: A Treatise on Prayer and Fasting, Fasting, Rules of the Traveler's Fast, Articles 936 + 939
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