What is the ruling on one who sleeps after the 'Asr prayer and does not wake up until after the adhan of Fajr, while he is fasting?

The questioner : A questioner says: More than three times I have said that a man fasted, and at the time of breaking the fast he slept, and did not get up until after the adhan of Fajr. Does he continue fasting or break his fast, and what is better?

The Shaykh : If this man is in Ramadan, and you heard the question saying that he is fasting, and I think that is in Ramadan, so he slept after 'Asr and remained in his sleep until Fajr of the next day came, and he remained in his fast, is his fast valid? We say yes, his fast is valid and he owes nothing. Let him continue in his fast if such a situation occurs. The fasting person should continue in his fast and he owes nothing, because this fasting person has resolved in his heart with a firm resolution that he is fasting from the time of Fajr. As long as this is his intention, his fast is valid. May the sixth be forgiven. And I hope that he has been pleased with us.