Chapter on What Has Been Narrated Regarding the Disliked Nature of Traveling in the Month of Ramadan
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 2|Chapter 25
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 2, Chapter 25
Chapter on What Has Been Narrated Regarding the Disliked Nature of Traveling in the Month of Ramadan
وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَخْرُجُ يُشَيِّعُ أَخَاهُ مَسِيرَةَ يَوْمَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةٍ فَقَالَ «إِنْ كَانَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَلْيُفْطِرْ» فَسُئِلَ أَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ يُقِيمُ وَ يَصُومُ أَوْ يُشَيِّعُهُ قَالَ «يُشَيِّعُهُ إِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَضَعَ اَلصَّوْمَ عَنْهُ إِذَا شَيَّعَهُ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام was asked about a man who sets out to accompany his brother on a journey for two or three days. Imam عليه السلام said: "If it is during the Month of Ramadan, let him break his fast." He was then asked: "Which is better, for him to stay and fast or to accompany his brother?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "To accompany him, for Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, has exempted him from fasting when he accompanies his brother."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh