Is it permissible for shepherds to break Sawm in Ramadan?

Q 2: I suffer from thirst and fatigue while I am pasturing animals. May I break Sawm (Fast) in Ramadan and make up the missed days later? May Allah reward you with the best.

A: Pasturing is not a legal excuse that permits you to break Sawm in Ramadan. It is obligatory upon you to observe Sawm and seek reward from Allah in return for patience in enduring fatigue and thirst. In sha’a-Allah (if Allah wills), Allah (Exalted be He) will help you to do so. Allah (Exalted be He) states: O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V.2:2) until the Ayah (Qur'anic verse) in which Allah (Exalted be He) states: The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’ân, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Saum (fasts) that month, and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Saum (fasts) must be made up] from other days. All praise is due to Allah, you are neither ill nor a traveler. So, it is obligatory upon you to observe Sawm.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.