What is the ruling on a husband and wife fasting while traveling, knowing that the husband will return to his family on the last night of Ramadan, three hours before Fajr, and the distance between the airport and the marital home is more than 160 kilometers? Is it permissible for them to break their fast and shorten their prayers if the wife waits at the airport and they go to a nearby hotel to spend the remaining two hours before Fajr, then travel to their home after Fajr?
There is no harm in consuming edibles or engaging in intercourse before Fajr on the night of fasting, whether one is traveling or resident, due to Allah's saying: "It has been made lawful for you the night of fasting to approach your wives." The mentioned distance (160 km) exceeds the defined travel distance of 83 km.
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