The ruling on reminding a fasting person who forgets
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Question:
The questioner says: If one sees another person eating and drinking during the day in Ramadan while forgetting, is it obligatory for the one who sees him to remind him, or not? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to remind him if he sees him eating and drinking in Ramadan; he should remind him because this is an apparent evil that one should point out. He is excused if he was forgetting, and his fast is valid. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 5:20 Sahih al-Bukhari 1933 So if you see him eating and drinking, rebuke him and say, "O so-and-so, you are fasting." Yes.
The questioner says: If one sees another person eating and drinking during the day in Ramadan while forgetting, is it obligatory for the one who sees him to remind him, or not? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to remind him if he sees him eating and drinking in Ramadan; he should remind him because this is an apparent evil that one should point out. He is excused if he was forgetting, and his fast is valid. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever forgets that he is fasting, and eats or drinks is to complete his fast
صلى الله عليه وسلم من نسي وهو صائم فأكل أو شرب فليتم صومهfor what he has eaten or drunk, has been given to him by Allah.
فإنما أطعمه الله وسقاه،
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7553 — youtube.com (13:24)
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