Are you used to vomiting when riding in a vehicle, does your fast break?

darulmaarif.net – Indramayu, 03 March 2026 | 10.00 WIB

Not a few people have certain conditions: every time they ride a vehicle—especially long trips or use public transportation—they almost certainly experience nausea and even vomiting. So what if this condition occurs while he is fasting during Ramadan? Does his fast automatically break just because he knows that every time he gets in a vehicle he will vomit? Or is this still punished as something unintentional? Let’s find the answer.

In the book of Taqrib, it is stated that there are four things that constitute the pillars or fardhu of fasting, namely carrying out intentions at night, refraining from eating and drinking, refraining from jima’, and refraining from accidental vomiting. If these four pillars or fardhu are fulfilled, then fasting is considered valid.

Sheikh Abu Syuja’ in the book Taqrib says that accidentally vomiting is one of the other pillars of fasting.

The four obligatory obligations of fasting are: intention, abstinence from eating and drinking, sexual relations, and intention to vomit.

Meaning: “Fardhu (rukun) of fasting consists of four things, namely intention, abstinence from eating and drinking, abstinence from lust, and abstinence from deliberate vomiting.” (Matan Taqrib, [DKI: Beirut]matter. 18)

Regarding someone who habitually vomits when riding in a vehicle, he is considered to have accidentally vomited. Even though he knew that he would vomit if he rode in a vehicle while fasting, he was still not considered to have intentionally vomited because it was not his choice to vomit.

In the book Tuhfatul Ahwadzi it is stated:

The chapter on what is mentioned in cases of intentional vomiting, the saying: “Whoever is affected by vomiting,” with the neglected signifier, namely he who overpowers him and precedes him in vomiting, “there is no qadha for him.” Because there was no negligence on his part. “And whoever deliberately spits it out,” meaning whoever deliberately spits it out, then “let him make up for it.”

Meaning: “The chapter about vomiting on purpose. The Prophet’s words:
“Whoever vomits without meaning to (the vomiting overcomes him),” that is, the vomit overcomes him and comes out without his will, “then there is no obligation of qadha on him,” because there is no element of intention on his part. “And whoever vomits intentionally,” that is, someone who deliberately causes vomiting, “let him make up his fast.” (Tuhfatul Ahwadzi, Juz III, p. 409)

Not much different, in the book ‘Aunul Ma’bad it is also said that vomiting that is done without intention does not break the fast.

“Whoever is affected by vomiting,” with a neglected marker, meaning he controls it and precedes it out, “while he is fasting, he is not obliged to make up for it.” Because there was no negligence on his part.
“And if he vomits,” meaning whoever caused the vomit, “let him replace it.”

Meaning: “Whoever vomits without meaning to,” that is, the vomit overcomes him and comes out without his will, “while he is fasting, then there is no qodlo obligation on him,” because there is no element of negligence or intention on his part. “And if he vomits intentionally,” that is, deliberately causes the vomit to come out, “then let him make up for (his fast).” (‘Aunul Ma’bud Juz V, p. 7)

Therefore, if he rides a vehicle while fasting and then vomits, then his fast is not broken, and he does not need to change his fast after the month of Ramadan. This is in the hadith narrated by Imam at-Tirmidhi from Abu Hurairoh, he said that the Prophet SAW said:

Whoever vomits is not obliged to replace it, and whoever vomits intentionally is obliged to replace it.

Whoever is forced to vomit, then there is no qodlo for him, and whoever deliberately vomits, then he must qodlo. (HR. Imam at-Tirmidhi)

According to Sheikh Ibnu Qudamah in the book Al-Mughni, what is meant by being persuaded to vomit is that the vomiting is not because of one’s own choice and desire, but because one is forced to vomit. He said the following;

And his arm meant he was out without his choice

Being driven to vomit means that the vomit came out not of one’s own choice.

Thus, a person who is used to vomiting when riding in a vehicle, then while fasting rides in a vehicle and vomits, then his fast is still valid, not invalidated. This is because the vomit came out not by his choice, but came out forcefully and unintentionally.

Hope it is useful. Wallohu a’lam.