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Can you explain this ruling in more detail, “A person who observes a Qadha for the fast of Ramadhan can break his fast before Zuhr”. Does this mean if I keep a Qadha fast, I can open my fast before Zuhr and it will still count?

QadhaSawm (Fasting)DhuhrMeaningRamadan
Can you explain this ruling in more detail, “A person who observes a Qadha for the fast of Ramadhan can break his fast before Zuhr”. Does this mean if I keep a Qadha fast, I can open my fast before Zuhr and it will still count?
Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

If you are doing qadha' for shahr Ramadhan fasting, you are allowed to terminate your fasting and break-off from it, anytime in the morning, until zawal, or salat dhuhr time. 

You are not allowed to break your qadha' fasting anytime after dhuhr. If you do, there is a kaffarah. 

This is different to Mustahab fast, where you can break your mustahab fast anytime, before dhuhr, or after dhuhr. 

And Allah knows best