Fasting: Breaking a Mustaḥabb Fast When Invited — Is the Reward Still Preserved?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Fasting: Breaking a Mustaḥabb Fast When Invited — Is the Reward Still Preserved?

English:

Question #826:

I have heard from scholars and other normal people that if a person performing a mustaḥabb fast is invited to eat something, he can accept the invitation, and eating and drinking does not invalidate his fast nor deprive him of its reward. Please express your view on the matter.

Answer #826:

Accepting a believer’s invitation during a mustaḥabb fast is admirable by Islamic law. However, eating and drinking on the invitation of a believer does break the fast.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Fasting