If one eats or drinks while fasting voluntarily, forgetting that he is fasting, does he complete his fast?
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The questioner : Please. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh Muhammad?
The Shaykh : I am well, Hamad.
The questioner : May Allah accept from us and from you good deeds, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good. I am asking about a person who fasts a voluntary fast, such as Monday and Thursday, Monday and Thursday, and he eats or drinks while forgetting; does he complete his fast?
The Shaykh : Yes, he completes his fast.
The questioner : And he owes nothing?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not, based on the saying of the ProphetBulugh al-Maram 5:20
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh Muhammad?
The Shaykh : I am well, Hamad.
The questioner : May Allah accept from us and from you good deeds, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good. I am asking about a person who fasts a voluntary fast, such as Monday and Thursday, Monday and Thursday, and he eats or drinks while forgetting; does he complete his fast?
The Shaykh : Yes, he completes his fast.
The questioner : And he owes nothing?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not, based on the saying of the Prophet
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever forgets that he is fasting, and eats or drinks is to complete his fast, as it was Allah who fed him and gave him something to drink.
صلى الله عليه وسلم من نسي وهو صائم فأكل أو شرب فليتم صومه فإنما أطعمه الله وسقاه،The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1079- من أكل او شرب ناسياً وهو صائم صيام تطوع هل يتم صيامه ؟ /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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