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My attention was drawn to this tweet and I feel I should try to make an approach to answering the question. May Allah make it a beneficial knowledge between me and you.

ABSTAINANCE FROM FAST IN THE WAR FRONT

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https://twitter.com/Abbakar1030/status/1382104212583104518

Fasting is ordained on any Matured muslim, sickness free and in peaceful condition.
One, who is in the war front is encouraged not to fast if the following conditions are met:

1. He War must be with the aim to protect lives and properties. It must not be an attack on other group or country for destruction solely or mutual disagreement, Or any other reason that doesn't please Allah SWA
2. If the war is intense and demands activiness like constant moving

3. If the war necessitates traveling and will need enough streght to pull through.
However, a Soldier or any defense officer like (Police) is given preference of examining himself and decide whether he can fast or not when there is intense war that needs their attention ASAP.

They are given this because, something might just brake out anytime. So if they fast and a war break out they are to break the fast as this is SUNNAH.

Allah mentioned in the Quran:

: أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَاتٍ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضاً أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ فَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُ وَأَن تَصُومُواْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ.

It (Fasting has be ordained) for quite some days, whoever is sick (ill) among you or on a journey can pay back another days, and for those who are capable is feeding the reached as alternative (Fidyah). So he who does good voluntarily is better for him (feed the poor),

but if can fast is the best for you if you but know.
This implies that, despite fasting being an Obligatory act to a matured muslim, but there are still restrictions to the obligation. That is to those who can't fast without harming theirselves. Like a sick one, or a traveller.

Or any condition that permits you to reduce salat (Qasrus Salāh).

From SUNNAH...
أبي سعيدٍ رضي الله عنه قال: (سَافَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِلَى مَكَّةَ وَنَحْنُ صِيَامٌ فَنَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلاً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم:

(إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ دَنَوْتُمْ مِنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَالْفِطْرُ أَقْوَى لَكُمْ فَكَانَتْ رُخْصَةً مِنَّا مَنْ صَامَ وَمِنَّا مَنْ أَفْطَرَ، ثُمَّ نَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلاً آخَرَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّكُمْ مُصَبِّحُوا عَدُوِّكُمْ وَالْفِطْرُ أَقْوَى لَكُمْ فَأَفْطِرُوا، فَكَانَتْ عَزْمَةً فَأَفْطَرْنَا

Muslim related from Abu Saeed Al-khudriy R.A Who said: we traveled alongside the prophet SAW to Makkah while fasting. We stopped by at an abode, and the prophet SAW said (Indeed you're close to your enemies. And breaking fast makes you stronger. So that became a permission

and some broke their fast and others maintained theirs.
Then we stopped by at another place, and the prophet SAW said: you will be meeting with your enemies by morning and not fasting makes you stronger, do not fast (break your fast). It becomes a resolve, we all broke our fasts

وروي عن جابر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم خرج إلى مكة عام الفتح حتى بلغ "كراع الغميم" وهو واد أمام عسفان وصام الناس معه فقيل له: "إن الناس قد شق عليهم الصيام وإنهم ينظرون فيما فعلت، فدعا بقدح من ماء بعد العصر فشرب والناس ينظرون إليه، فأفطر بعضهم وصام بعضهم،

فبلغه أن أناسا صاموا فقال: أولئك العصاة". رواه البخاري.

Bukhari related from Jabir RA that the Prophet SAW went out (with his companions) in the year of the battle of Fathu Makkah and got to "Kirāil Gameem" a mountain in front of Asfān. And the people were fasting,

and it was said to him SAW " Surely the people are finding the fasting difficult, and they are looking forward to what you will do. The prophet called for water after Asr and drank from it while the people were looking.

So some of them broke their fast, and others maintained the fast. It got to it that some people are still fasting. The prophet SAW said: "Those are defaulters"

Bukhari in his Sahih

It is a unanimous opinion of the Scholars that a traveller should break his fast or not fast since he is going to travel that day.
قال ابن قدامة _رحمه الله_ في "المغني": " وجوازُ الفطر للمسافر ثابت بالنص والإجماع"

Ibn Qudamah said in Al-mughniyy- : " And the permissibility of breaking fast (Not fasting) because of traveling is established with both Text (An-nass) and Consensus of the opinion of the scholars (Al-Ijma').

Some scholars like Ibn Al-qayyim will even go as far as saying: braking fast is more permissible to the soldier or anyone at war than the traveller. Because the wisdom there is Islam wants ease for everyone. And among the main cardinal points of Islam is protection of Life.

Finally, one at war can break their fast or not fast at all on the day he knows it will be difficult for him. But if he is calm, hale and hearty he should fast.

May Allah reward me for what I said and culled right and forgive me for I said and culled wrong ..

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