One who breaks his fast at the beginning of the day because he did not know the month had begun
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Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is your view on what the Shaykh al-Islam mentioned regarding the one who breaks his fast at the beginning of the day because he did not know the month had begun, that he should abstain and that he owes no make-up fast, based on the hadith of Asma (may Allah be pleased with her)?
Answer:
No, this is not a practice to be followed. Even if he chose it, he says that the lamp is not lit except after knowledge. The majority hold the opposite of this, because the time has passed when the day had not yet begun; he only intended it in the latter part of the day. So how can it be said that he stood up today, at its beginning, when he did not intend it?
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is your view on what the Shaykh al-Islam mentioned regarding the one who breaks his fast at the beginning of the day because he did not know the month had begun, that he should abstain and that he owes no make-up fast, based on the hadith of Asma (may Allah be pleased with her)?
Answer:
No, this is not a practice to be followed. Even if he chose it, he says that the lamp is not lit except after knowledge. The majority hold the opposite of this, because the time has passed when the day had not yet begun; he only intended it in the latter part of the day. So how can it be said that he stood up today, at its beginning, when he did not intend it?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/53 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:07:16)
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