Fasting: Breaking the Fast Through Ḥarām Acts — What Is the Ruling?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Fasting: Breaking the Fast Through Ḥarām Acts — What Is the Ruling?

English:

Question #780:

A person breaks his fast by masturbation, ḥarām sexual intercourse, or taking ḥarām food/drink. What is the ruling?

Answer #780:

In the given case, he should fast for sixty days or feed sixty poor persons. It is a mustaḥabb caution to do both.

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