Question Summary:
Is it permissible to break ones fast after embarking on a journey?

Question Detail:

When one has done Shehri and has intention of fast and is on Fardh fast and then later in the day,
he embark on Safar,
Can he has option of breaking the fast in Safar on that day ?
 
And if he breaks the fast on that day in safar,
is it Gunaah ? and is it Makrooh e Tanzeehi or Tehreemi ?
And whether he has Qadha on his behalf ?
And what of Kaffarah ?
 
And what if he has difficulty in safar, can he break fast on that day ?
and can this difficulty be very severe or whether he has leeway of breaking fast on mild difficulty also ?
I mean, that on that day,
this man is like any other person who is in home or not ?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Shariah has granted concession for a person not to fast if he is a musafir at the time of Subah Saadiq (true dawn)
If he undertakes a journey of 48 miles or more after Sehri time, he will have to continue his fast. It is not permissible for him to break his fast. If he does so, he will be sinful. He will have to make Qadha (make up) for the broken fast. There is no Kaffarah for breaking such a fast. However, the person must repent for his sinful act and make Istighfaar.[i]
 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Huzaifah Deedat
Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia 
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.