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Is it permissible to not eat for days breaking the fast with water or drink only?

· 27 Jumada I 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 394English

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Is it permissible to not eat for days breaking the fast with water or drink only?

Answer

It is permissible if the person's health can sustain such a sacrifice.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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