Is a traveler who is journeying for leisure permitted to break their fast in Ramadan?
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A traveler on a permissible journey exceeding 83 kilometers is allowed to break their fast in , based on the Almighty's saying: "But whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then [he must make up] an equal number of days [on other days]." However, the majority of scholars stipulated that the journey must be permissible, and they differed on whether a pleasure trip is permissible or not. Some of them permitted the concessions for it, while others did not. The more cautious approach for someone on a pleasure trip is not to break their fast unless there is another legitimate reason besides the journey itself.
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