Those who used to break a voluntary fast and not make it up

Sayyidah Umm Hani' (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I was sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Something to drink was brought to him and he drank it. Then he gave it to me, and I drank from it too. Then I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a sin; please seek forgiveness for me." He asked: "What sin have you committed?" I said: "I was fasting and I broke my fast." He said: "Were you making up a missed fast?" I said: "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It does you no harm."

Ikrimah said: Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to break a voluntary fast and did not mind it.

Yusuf bin Mahak al-Makki said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) had intercourse with one of his slave-women while he was fasting. Someone said to him: "You had intercourse with her while fasting?" He said: "She was my slave-woman and she pleased me; and the fast was only voluntary anyway."

Al-Sha'bi saw no harm in a man breaking a voluntary fast.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Sometimes a fine and rare thing would be given to us as a gift. We would say to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Were it not for your fast, we would have offered this to you." He would call for it and break his fast with it.

Abu Miskin said: Ibrahim and Sa'id bin Jubayr were at a feast. Sa'id said: "I had intended in my heart to fast." Then he ate. Ibrahim said: "I do not like that."

Ibrahim said: If someone has made the intention to fast, he should not break his fast.