A. (Dr. Zakir): A person who says false things, or lies during the month of Ramadan, as our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said,
“Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e. Allah will not accept his fasting.)”
(SAHEEH AL-BUKHARI, VOLUME 3, BOOK OF FASTING, HADITH 1903)
That means a person who keeps on lying and continues doing false actions and false speech, Allah سبحانه و تعالى does not require him to leave his food and drink. That doesn’t mean the fast will break, If you fast, this is not one of the things that break the fast but the reward that we get for fasting, it will be diminished. And if you do a sin, such as telling a lie, but natural, what reward you would have got by fasting, it will be diminished or maybe it will nullify. As our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ also said,
“There are people who fast and get nothing from their fast except hunger, and there are those who pray and get nothing from their prayer but a sleepless night.”
(SUNAN IBN MAJAH, VOLUME 3, BOOK OF FASTING, HADITH 1690)
That means if you do such acts of false deeds or false actions, your reward is not there as though you are just keeping yourself hungry or starving or dieting and the main purpose that you learn self restraint is defeated.
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