What If I Am Traveling Daily during Ramadan?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam

Question

I will travel daily at least 100 Kilometers due to work.

Should I count this as a travel for exemption from fasting? How about prayers? reduced or full?

Answer

I pray you are in the best health and faith, insha’Allah.

Prayer

Yes, you will shorten your prayers during your journey. You can begin shortening them from the point you leave your city boundary.

See: Shortening Prayers when Traveling for Leisure?

Fasting

You will be excused from fasting if you initiate your journey and have left your city boundary before the entrance of Fajr time. However, if it does not pose a difficulty for you to fast, you should strive to do so.

See: Should I Feel Bad for Not Fasting When I Had to Travel?

And Allah alone gives success.
[Ustadh] Tabraze Azam
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadh Tabraze Azam was born and raised in Ipswich, a small town on the east coast of England. He memorized the Quran in his youth and has led congregations in tarawih prayers at home and abroad. He earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science and management from the University of Leicester, where he served as the head of the university’s Islamic Society. Shortly after, he moved to Amman, Jordan, to study the Islamic sciences full-time with various distinguished traditional scholars. He is now an experienced teacher himself, answering religious questions regularly and teaching students of knowledge privately and online. He is pursuing advanced studies and specialization in Amman, where he resides with his wife and children.