How can one reconcile the noble verse: "And that you fast is better for you" with the hadith: "Today, those who did not fast have taken the reward"?
The aforementioned particularizes the noble verse: {And that you fast is better for you}, indicating that breaking the fast during travel is superior if the fasting person will gain strength from it for jihad and serving the mujahideen. Ibn al-Arabi clarified that the reward for service during travel and the ability to confront the enemy might be better than the reward for fasting, because the one who breaks their fast gains strength against their enemy, and receives a reward similar to that of the fasting person due to their service to them. Al-Tufi also mentioned that breaking the fast is better and more virtuous if fasting compromises some interests of jihad, citing the Hadith: "Today, those who broke their fast have gone with the reward."
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