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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 4:08 am
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Originally Posted by aidsactivist
Kinda OT - a question for fellow Muslim FTers - when you travel during Ramadan, do you observe the fast? I think that under certain conditions, travellers are exempt from the fast, but I recall flying SA from DKR to JNB during Ramadan last year, and there were several Muslim passengers who kept explaining to the flight attendant not to serve them food or drink because they were fasting. After seeing what the other passengers ate, I can assure you that nothing much was missed anyway.
LOL

As far as I know, you can fast if

i) you leave a place after Asr Salaat on a certain day
or
ii) you are in a place for 10 days or more
or
ii) you arrive back home before Zuhr prayers.
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