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- Is a traveler who is able to fast required to break their fast? - When are the imsak (commencement of fasting) and iftar (breaking of fast) times for a traveler whose journey from Korea to Morocco includes a stopover in Abu Dhabi, considering the prayer times at each location? - What are Islam's directives regarding marriage celebrations (the wedding)? - Is consummation (the "dakhla") obligatory on the wedding night, or can intercourse be postponed for days after the wedding?

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A traveler is not obligated to break their fast; rather, they have the choice between fasting and breaking it. It is recommended for them to fast if it does not cause them hardship, and to break their fast if it does.

As for abstaining and breaking the fast during travel, the decisive factor is the traveler's current location. They should abstain when dawn breaks in their current location and break their fast when the sun sets in their current location.

If the plane takes off at night before dawn, the traveler should abstain when they see the true dawn while on the plane. If the plane takes off at noon, they should not break their fast until sunset in the country they are arriving in.

In summary, a traveler should abstain from things that invalidate the fast at dawn while on the plane, and break their fast in their destination country at the time of breaking the fast there.

Marital intimacy is not required on the wedding night.

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