A person whose work is strenuous and it is difficult for him to fast, is it permissible for him to break his fast?
Question:
“What is Your Eminence’s opinion regarding a person whose work is strenuous and it is difficult for him to fast, is it permissible for him to break his fast?”
Answer:
“It is my opinion in this matter that for him to break his fast due to work is unlawful, and it is not permissible. If it is not possible for him to reconcile his work with fasting, then he should take off from work during Ramadan, so that it is easy for him to fast in Ramadan. The fast of Ramadan is one of the pillars of Islam and it is not possible to forsake it.”
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-'Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him
Source: Question 395, from the book “Islamic verdicts on the Pillars of Islam (Fatawa Arkanul-Islam)”, by Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-'Uthaymeen. Collected and arranged by Fahd bin Nasir bin Ibrahim As-Sulaiman. Translated and published by Darussalam.
“What is Your Eminence’s opinion regarding a person whose work is strenuous and it is difficult for him to fast, is it permissible for him to break his fast?”
Answer:
“It is my opinion in this matter that for him to break his fast due to work is unlawful, and it is not permissible. If it is not possible for him to reconcile his work with fasting, then he should take off from work during Ramadan, so that it is easy for him to fast in Ramadan. The fast of Ramadan is one of the pillars of Islam and it is not possible to forsake it.”
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-'Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him
Source: Question 395, from the book “Islamic verdicts on the Pillars of Islam (Fatawa Arkanul-Islam)”, by Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-'Uthaymeen. Collected and arranged by Fahd bin Nasir bin Ibrahim As-Sulaiman. Translated and published by Darussalam.