Is it permissible to break the fast in Ramadan if fasting leads to missing the Fajr prayer at its appointed time due to health conditions?
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Deliberately breaking the fast in without a permissible excuse is among the gravest of major sins, and some scholars have even cast doubt on the Islam of the one who commits it. If there is no permissible excuse for breaking the fast, then fasting is obligatory, alongside diligently performing prayers at their appointed times, especially the Fajr prayer. Fasting does not contradict prayer; rather, it should be a motivation for piety and an increase in acts of obedience.
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