Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Fiqh for Traveller : Fasting or Breaking?


Traveler

The traveler has to choose between fast-and-breakfast, regardless of the length of the journey: the journey is whether a state of emergency, for a pilgrimage to visit relatives, business, or whether, and believes, is the frequent traveler such as aircraft pilots, truck drivers and bus, train Engineers, or captains of ships. As for taxi drivers, if the warm weather, and it may change the working hours at night even colder weather. There is one condition: that they do not intend to make their way towards a farce and a ploy to avoid fast. If that was the intent, and breakfast, fasting and prohibits become mandatory during the flight.

Allah (SWT) states: "But if any one is ill or on the trip (the period should be made up) by days later. Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put you in difficulties ... " Al-Qur'an, 2:185) and reiterated this verse God twice to underline the fact that it had not terminated with the General Command of quickly.

Verse mentioned above has considered the hardship faced by equal a hardship disease, and therefore allows both those that faced with the requirement of non-highway. Perhaps the reason can be found in the very meaning of the word Arab zero, which implies exposing oneself during the flight elements of the hardship in transportation, food, time and climate changes, and cultural shocks of all kinds, or just general wear and tear.

Even in this age of aircraft and supersonic air travel, travel poses a danger to the Sojourner. Because of this possibility, the legislature has allowed the traveler to eat, so fast does not add to the already difficult situation. That is why the Messenger of Allah (saas) have been reported as saying, "The trip is a kind of punishment." Him or her, but must form today. So not a quick trip is the same person if it is decided quickly, round-trip, while it can be done fast and true.
The type of flight

A trip may have breakfast, which is located in the default category of prayer (Palace), and from breakage of the period for which one can shorten his prayers.
What is the best, or break the fast?

In the analysis of the situation traveler, and many of the best scientists in this case is what is the easiest of the traveler Al ashal), on fasting or not fasting, if the same for him, the best thing is rapid, Ll the following reasons:

This was the preference of the Prophet (saas) related by Abu Darda (Ra), which said: "We are traveling with the Prophet (saas) during the month of Ramadan when it was very hot (the season). Some of us shaded ourselves with our hands, because of the Free. No one was our only fast between the Prophet and Abdullah bin Abi Rawahah. Nabi fast in consideration of his comrades when he learned that the more quickly the best of his comrades and bring them to unnecessary hardship. "(Muslim)

On the other side from talking about Jaber bin Abdullah (Ra): "When the Prophet (saas) journey to Mecca, in the year of victory, fasted so that they reached the place known as Al Kara'ah Ghamin was aware of his colleagues who were Have difficulty with the fast speeds, so they are waiting to see what he does. Prophet (saas) then asked the full bowl with water after prayer times and drank it while everyone was looking forward. " (Reported by Muslim)

This hadeeth indicates how best to fast during the trip, unless there is an unreasonable hardship.

Another reason why fasting is the best because it helps to meet the rapidly obligation without any delay. Because you do not know when death or illness has come; Moreover, it is easier to quickly when all believers are fast at the same time. That is why they say that it is difficult obligations, and when done with other Muslims, and become easier. It is easier to fast the whole month of Ramadan; while, and when people miss a day of the month of Ramadan, he may quickly postponed until his Shaaban, before the month of Ramadan.

If fasting is difficult for him during the trip, the traveler should be fast. In the past through modern Jaber (Ra), when the Prophet break the fast because of the difficulty of believers, and he was told that some people insisted on fasting. Prophet (saas): said, "they are rebels, they are rebels." (Muslim)

The other to talk Jabir bin Abdullah (Ra), said: "During one of the flights Prophet, said he saw a crowd heavy on the man who was being shaded. Prophet (saas) asked, 'What is this? They said' is faster». Prophet (saas), said: 'is not right for the rapidly during the journey. " (Muslim / Bukhari)

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