If a person sees another person eating and drinking during the day of Ramadan while forgetting, is it obligatory for the one who sees him to remind him or not?
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, a questioner says: If a person sees another person eating and drinking during the day of Ramadan while forgetting, is it obligatory for the one who sees him to remind him or not?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for him to remind him. If he sees a person eating or drinking in Ramadan, he should remind him, because this is an apparent evil that one should point out. The person is excused if he was forgetting, and his fast is valid. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If he does not stop, Allah will provide for him, but if you see
Your Eminence the Shaykh, a questioner says: If a person sees another person eating and drinking during the day of Ramadan while forgetting, is it obligatory for the one who sees him to remind him or not?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for him to remind him. If he sees a person eating or drinking in Ramadan, he should remind him, because this is an apparent evil that one should point out. The person is excused if he was forgetting, and his fast is valid. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a person who is fasting eats or drinks while forgetting, let him complete his fast,
صلى الله عليه وسلم من ناس وهو صائم فأكل له شريطا فليتم صومه،
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 116 إذا رأى شخص آخر يأكل ويشرب في نهار رمضان ناسيا، فهل يجب على من رآه تنبيهه أم لا؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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