Breaking Of Fast Upon Becoming A Musafir

 

Question 1: Is it permissible for one to break his fasting on becoming a musafir ?

Question 2: Is it permissible for one who intends to become a musafir in the mid-morning to omit the fast at the break of dawn while he is still at home?

 

Answer 1: It is not permissible for one to break his fast on becoming a musafir.

Answer 2: If one intends to become a musafir in the mid-morning, then it is not permissible for him to omit the fast at the break of dawn while he is still at home.

(Tahtawi, Pg.373 / Bada’i Sana’i, Vol.2, Pg.95)

And Allah knows best

Mufti Waseem Khan