If you see a fasting person eating or drinking while forgetting that he is fasting, do you remind him?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is fasting and drinks or eats while forgetting, and I see him, do I remind him that he is fasting, or do I leave him alone?
The Shaykh:
It is good that you remind him and do not leave him in error. Yes.
The presenter:
He says, may Allah preserve you, that some people say it is not permissible to remind him because Allah has fed him. Is there any basis for this statement?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, meaning you see your brother in error and it is not permissible to alert him? That is not correct. No, Allah excused him at the time when he did not know, but if he knows or is reminded, it is not permissible for him to continue.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person is fasting and drinks or eats while forgetting, and I see him, do I remind him that he is fasting, or do I leave him alone?
The Shaykh:
It is good that you remind him and do not leave him in error. Yes.
The presenter:
He says, may Allah preserve you, that some people say it is not permissible to remind him because Allah has fed him. Is there any basis for this statement?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, meaning you see your brother in error and it is not permissible to alert him? That is not correct. No, Allah excused him at the time when he did not know, but if he knows or is reminded, it is not permissible for him to continue.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [620 -939] إذا رأيت صائما يأكل ويشرب ناسيا أنه صائم، هل أذكره؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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