Optional for a Traveller to Fast – Dr Zakir Naik
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Yusuf Chambers: Regarding the situation of a traveler, is it forbidden or optional aaa…for a traveler to fast.
Dr Zakir Naik : Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Baqara ch. 2 verse no. 185 that
“If you are ill or on a journey the prescribed no. of day can be made later on”
So this is a concession given that means if you want to fast you can fast if you want to exempt yourself exempt but later on you have to make up the period. Allah (swt) here has compared the traveler and kept him or her in the same category as a person who is ill because
Our beloved prophet Muhamamd (saws) said it’s mentioned in Sahih Bukhari vol. 3 hadith no. 1804 our beloved Propeht said that
“Traveling is a punishment when a person goes on a journey it’s like a punishment”
That means it’s difficult he has to undergo many hardships and it is mentioned in Sahih Bukhari vol. no.3 book of fasting hadith no. 1943
There was a sahaba by the name of Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) and he use to always fast on the journey so he asked the Prophet that should he fast on the journey or not? So the Prophet said if you wish to fast you can fast if you don’t want to fast you don’t fast.
That means it was optional. A person wanted to fast he could fast, if he didn’t want he need not fast for e.g. if a person whose used to traveling and he does not find any hardship and if he fasts there is no problem it’s good for him or if a person feels hardship and doesn’t want to fast then he need not fast.
And this we come to know from the hadith of Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) he said it’s mentioned in Sahih Bukhari vol. no. 3 hadith no. 1947 where Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that
“When we used to travel with the Prophet so the companions they fasted some of them did not fast but those who kept the fast did not criticize those who did not keep the fast and those who did not fast they did not criticize those who fasted. So basically it’s optional those who can take the strain and want to fast they can, those who don’t want it’s upto them
Yusuf Chambers: Logically from there we can deduce that it’s optional
Dr. Zakir: That’s right
Yusuf Chambers: But if a person decides to opt the fast while traveling are there any situation where they get more reward from Allah
Dr. Zakir: Allah (swt) says in the previous verse in Surah Baqara ch. No. 2 verse no. 184 that
“Those who are ill or on a journey they can make up their fast later on or for a person for whom fasting is difficult he can either fast or he can give a ransom feeding of an indigent person but let them know that fasting is better”
So this proves that fasting is better though they are exempted if they want there’s no sin on them they can keep them later on but it is better and we find in several hadith
If we read the hadith of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (saws) it’s mentioned in Sahih Muslim vol. no. 2 book of fasting hadith no. 2492 that
“There was a time when the Sahabas they traveled with the Prophet and because it was very hot none of them fasted except the Prophet Muhammad (saws) and one sahaba Abdullah bin Abi Rawa.
There’s another hadith several other hadith in Sahih Muslim vol. no. 2 book of fasting hadith no. 2472 & 2473 that
“The companions they traveled with the Prophet and some of the companions fasted and some did not fast and …
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