Answered by SunniPath Answer Service Team
Insha’Allah in the last week of Ramadhan, I will be going on a biology field trip to Wales, which is more than 200 miles away. we will be there for 6-7 days. and once we go there we will be staying in the same area but working. I was talking to someone who said that in this period I will be classed as a traveller therefore I will not have to fast. please can u clarify whether I am classified as a traveller, and whether I am meant to fast in this period or not. if I am not meant to fast could you please tell me if I am meant to make them up again after ramadhan?
Wa Alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu,
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate
From Imam Ashraf al-Tahanawi, Heavenly Ornaments:
If a person is travelling, it is permissible for him not to fast. He must make qada of the missed fast whenever possible. “Travelling” in this context is the same as that mentioned in the chapter on offering salaat while travelling, i.e. one must have the intention of travelling approximately 77 kilometres or more.
During the course of his journey, a person stopped over at a place with the intention of staying there for 15 days or more. It will not be permissible for him to miss out any fast because he is no more regarded as a traveller (musafir) according to the Shariah. However, if he made the intention of stopping over for less than 15 days, it will be permissible for him not to fast.
Wassalam,
SunniPath Fiqh Team