Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about the ruling on breaking the fast during the day in Ramadan without any excuse. He replied: Breaking the fast during the day in Ramadan without any excuse is one of the gravest of major sins, and the individual becomes a faasiq (rebellious evildoer) thereby. He has to repent to Allah and make up that day on which he broke the fast. In other words, if he fasted and during the day he broke the fast with no excuse, then he has sinned. He has to make up that day on which he broke the fast, because when he started to fast it became binding upon him; because he started it on the basis that it was obligatory, he has to make it up, like a vow that must be fulfilled. But if he deliberately did not fast at all with no excuse, then the more correct view is that he does not have to make it up, because it will not benefit him at all, as it will never be accepted from him. The basic principle with regard to the act of worship that are connected to a specific time is that if it is delayed until that specific time has ended with no excuse, it will not be accepted, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever does an action that is not part of this matter of ours will have it rejected.” And because he has transgressed the limits set by Allah, and transgressing the limits set by Allah is wrongdoing, and good deeds are not accepted from the wrongdoer. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):And whoever transgresses the limits ordained by Allah, then such are the Zalimoon (wrong-doers, etc.)”[al-Baqarah 2:229].And just as if he did this act of worship before the time for it began, it would not be accepted from him, by the same token if he does it after the time for it has ended it will not be accepted from him unless he had an excuse.End quote from Majmoo‘ Fataawa ash-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 19/89
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:19:49 +0000
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