Fatwa ID: 06371
Answered by: Alimah Zakiratul Hoque
Question:
We travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, we entered the Kingdom 2 days before Ramadaan began. Which was Thursday morning and Ramadaan began Friday night for the first Taraweeh.
Back home in South Africa, they only started the first Taraweeh on Saturday night. This means now that we are back home we have fasted one more than the rest.
The issue now is that the majority of people feel that Eid will fall on Tuesday which makes 30 Fasts for the rest but 31 for us that started in Saudi. If this is the case, do we keep the 31st fast on Monday and make Eid on Tuesday with everyone? Are we allowed to keep 31 fasts?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
If a person fasted for 30 days, they should fast on the 31st day and do Eid with their locality. They should not stop fasting and celebrate Eid before the locality (Al Muhit Al Burhani, Vol 3, Pg 340).
الواحد اذا شهد عند القادضي و رد القاضي شهادته و أكمل هذا الرجل ثلاثين يوما لا يفطر إلا مع الإمام
Only Allah knows best.
Written by Alimah Zakiratul Hoque
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
