A man whom Ramadan reaches, who fasts and then travels

Ibn Sirin said: I asked Ubaydah about this verse of the Qur'an: "So whoever of you witnesses the month, let him fast it" [al-Baqarah: 185]. He said: "Whoever is present at the beginning of the month, let him fast its end as well. Do you not see that Allah Almighty says: 'So whoever of you witnesses the month, let him fast it'?"

Abu Mijlaz said: When the month of Ramadan has begun, a person should not set out on a journey; and if he must go out, then let him complete his fasts.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If Ramadan comes upon a person while he is resident and then he travels, he should fast.

Ubaydah said: If a person has kept some fasts of Ramadan while resident and then has to travel, he will keep fasting.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If he wishes he may fast, and if he wishes he may not fast.

Nafi' said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) set out on a journey in Ramadan and broke his fast.

Al-Hasan said: There is no harm in setting out on a journey in Ramadan. And if he wishes, he may also leave the fast.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted in the year of the Conquest of Makkah, and after reaching the place called al-Kadid, he did not fast.

Ibn Sirin said: I asked Abidah: Should I travel in Ramadan? He said: No.

Ali bin Husayn was asked: If some people set out on a journey in Ramadan, should they fast? He said: Yes, they should fast.

Alqamah said: The verse of the Holy Qur'an, "And upon those who are able to fast it is a ransom: the feeding of a poor person" [Al-Baqarah: 184], has been abrogated by the other verse, "So whoever of you witnesses the month, let him fast it" [Al-Baqarah: 185].

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: It has been abrogated by this verse, "So whoever of you witnesses the month, let him fast it" [Al-Baqarah: 185], the verse that comes after it.

Umm Dharrah said: I came to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: Where are you coming from? I said: I am coming from my brother. She said: How is he? I said: I have come after bidding him farewell; he intends to set out on a journey. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Convey my salam to him and order him to stay at home for as long as it is Ramadan. If it (Ramadan) had come upon me while I was somewhere on the road, I would have stopped and stayed.

Mughirah said: Abu Maysarah set out on a journey in Ramadan. While fasting, he passed by the River Euphrates, and to break his fast he took a handful of water from it and drank it.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and al-Hasan said: If a person sets out on a journey in Ramadan, he may leave the fast if he wishes.