A man found a drowning person in the water and could not save him unless he broke his fast; what is the ruling, and should he abstain for the rest of the day?
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The Shaykh : All right, a man found a drowning person in the water and said, "I cannot save him unless I drink, because I am thirsty now and have no strength." So we told him to drink. He drank and saved the drowning person. Is it permissible for him to eat and drink for the rest of the day?
Yes, it is permissible for him to eat and drink because he broke his fast for a valid legal excuse. When one breaks his fast for a valid legal excuse, the prohibition of the day is lifted for him, and he becomes able to eat and drink. This is unlike the man who breaks his fast without an excuse during the day of Ramadan, for we oblige him to abstain. One must be careful to distinguish between these matters. And the questioner, the brother with him, whose wife is the man who brought his wife, where is he?
Yes, it is permissible for him to eat and drink because he broke his fast for a valid legal excuse. When one breaks his fast for a valid legal excuse, the prohibition of the day is lifted for him, and he becomes able to eat and drink. This is unlike the man who breaks his fast without an excuse during the day of Ramadan, for we oblige him to abstain. One must be careful to distinguish between these matters. And the questioner, the brother with him, whose wife is the man who brought his wife, where is he?