Giving false witness whilst fasting

Reference: Fataawa Ramadhaan v2 p518 no.482
al-Fataawa libni-‘Uthaymeen – Kitaab ad-Da’wah, Volume 1, Page 161-167

Question: Is the fast of one who gave false witness correct?

Response: Giving false witness is from the most major sins. That is, for someone to bear witness to that which he does not know or that which he knows opposite to. This does not invalidate the fast but does reduce it’s reward.


Translation originally published on 28 November, 1999.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004.

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