A man who fasts voluntarily and then breaks his fast

Sa'id bin Jubayr said that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) fasted and then broke the fast. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to make up that fast.

Uthman al-Batti said that Anas bin Sirin fasted on the day of Arafah, but he became very thirsty and broke his fast. Afterwards he asked many of the Companions about it, and they all told him to make up one day in its place.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: For breaking a voluntary fast, he makes up one day in its place.

Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid bin Jabir said: I asked Makhul about a man who began the day fasting and his mother urged him firmly to break his fast. It seemed that he disliked that, and he said: "He makes up one day in its place."

Al-Hasan said: If a man has eaten suhur, the fast has become obligatory upon him; if he breaks the fast, making it up is binding upon him.

Abdullah bin Muslim said: When Ata and Mujahid went to visit a man, or were invited to food, while they were fasting, and he asked them to break their fast, they would break it and say: "We will make up one day in its place."