The ruling on one who has intercourse while forgetting or being ignorant during the day of Ramadan

Question:
If someone has intercourse while forgetting or being ignorant, what is his ruling, may Allah preserve you?

Answer:
By Allah, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement; because the hadith did not go into detail. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not ask the man, "Were you ignorant? Were you forgetting?" He did not ask him for details. Some scholars say that the expiation is obligatory upon him absolutely, whether he was ignorant or forgetting, and some scholars say that if he was forgetting or ignorant, his fast is not invalidated, and he owes nothing, due to His saying, the Exalted: And this is the closest view, and Allah knows best, that if he was ignorant or forgetting, his fast is not invalidated. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If one of you forgets and eats or drinks If he was forgetting or ignorant, the closest view is that his fast is not invalidated and he owes nothing. As for if he did it intentionally, that is the one where there is discussion. Yes.