He did ‘umrah during the day in Ramadaan and felt tired and exhausted so he broke his fast
Question I have a brother who is 18 and a sister who is 17. They went one day in Ramadaan after Fajr and started to do ‘Umrah, but they felt so tired and exhausted when they were doing saa’i that they thought they were going to die, so they drank some water whilst they were…
Question
Praise be to Allah.
If your brother and sister had done ‘umrah and they were
travelling, there is nothing wrong with them breaking the fast, because it
is permissible for the traveller to break the fast in Ramadaan, as Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
“and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of
days which one did not observe Sawm (fasts) must be made up] from other
days”
[al-Baqarah 2:185]
But if they were not travelling and they broke their fast
because of the tiredness and exhaustion that you mention and because they
were afraid they might die, there is no sin on them for that, because Allaah
has granted a concession allowing the sick person not to fast, so whoever
finds himself experiencing such hardship comes under the same ruling as one
who is sick.
In either case (whether they were travelling or not), there
is no blame or sin on them, but they have to make up a day to replace that
day.
As for their ‘umrah, if they did all the obligatory and
essential parts of it, then it is valid in sha Allaah.
And Allaah knows best.
