What is the ruling on a woman who drank water after the iqamah for the Fajr prayer?
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The questioner : ... that we had our pre-dawn meal early.
The Shaykh : What, of course, what.
The questioner : We had our pre-dawn meal early.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I slept a little, I told you, I slept a little more, meaning I prayed and then I drink, meaning I take sedatives and I drank this, I don't know if I slept or not, or if they called the prayer, I don't know if I slept or not, meaning like you say, I wasn't focused, so what is her ruling?
The Shaykh : What does sleeping have to do with fasting?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What does sleeping have to do with fasting in your question?
The questioner : No, I mean, I don't know, do I complete my fast or what?
The Shaykh : I understood your question.
The questioner : My question is that I slept, I don't know, I mean, was I asleep or not when they called the prayer?
The Shaykh : I am telling you, what does sleeping have to do with fasting? I don't understand your question.
The questioner : From me, I mean, how did I get up?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I was sleeping, I mean, I woke up and drank water.
The Shaykh : So what does sleeping have to do with it? Tell me, you drank water.
The questioner : Ah, I drank water, I...
The Shaykh : Okay, and then.
The questioner : I don't know if I slept or not... I take sedatives, I don't know if I slept or not.
The Shaykh : What do you care about the sleep? Sleep is not a breaker of the fast.
The questioner : No, I drank water, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes, but just focus on the drinking of the water.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Why do you mention whether you slept or not? Whether you slept or not, that has no relation to fasting and breaking the fast. What has a relation is eating and drinking.
The questioner : From me, I tell you, I drank water, then they called the prayer, not the adhan or anything, I mean, do I break my fast or not? I don't understand you very well, ah.
The Shaykh : I understand you, but I am warning you, why are you mentioning the sleep?
The questioner : I want to tell you what happened to me, I slept, I mean, and they called the prayer, I don't know if I slept or not, I mean, like you say, I was out of it.
The Shaykh : Okay, was the drinking of the water before the iqamah of the prayer?
The questioner : Ah, yes.
The Shaykh : How much, I mean, how much do you estimate there was between your drinking and the iqamah of the prayer?
The questioner : It was only three minutes.
The Shaykh : Three minutes.
The questioner : Maybe, I mean, I don't know, I mean, I was completely out of it.
The Shaykh : What is your strong suspicion? I am asking you about what is your strong suspicion.
The questioner : What?
The Shaykh : What is your strong suspicion about how much time was between your drinking of the water and the iqamah of the prayer?
The questioner : Maybe he says, I mean... maybe... or no.
The Shaykh : If your strong suspicion is that you drank after the iqamah of the prayer, you have to make it up. And if it was before, you do not have to make it up.
The questioner : I do not have to.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Okay, thank you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : What, of course, what.
The questioner : We had our pre-dawn meal early.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I slept a little, I told you, I slept a little more, meaning I prayed and then I drink, meaning I take sedatives and I drank this, I don't know if I slept or not, or if they called the prayer, I don't know if I slept or not, meaning like you say, I wasn't focused, so what is her ruling?
The Shaykh : What does sleeping have to do with fasting?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What does sleeping have to do with fasting in your question?
The questioner : No, I mean, I don't know, do I complete my fast or what?
The Shaykh : I understood your question.
The questioner : My question is that I slept, I don't know, I mean, was I asleep or not when they called the prayer?
The Shaykh : I am telling you, what does sleeping have to do with fasting? I don't understand your question.
The questioner : From me, I mean, how did I get up?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I was sleeping, I mean, I woke up and drank water.
The Shaykh : So what does sleeping have to do with it? Tell me, you drank water.
The questioner : Ah, I drank water, I...
The Shaykh : Okay, and then.
The questioner : I don't know if I slept or not... I take sedatives, I don't know if I slept or not.
The Shaykh : What do you care about the sleep? Sleep is not a breaker of the fast.
The questioner : No, I drank water, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes, but just focus on the drinking of the water.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Why do you mention whether you slept or not? Whether you slept or not, that has no relation to fasting and breaking the fast. What has a relation is eating and drinking.
The questioner : From me, I tell you, I drank water, then they called the prayer, not the adhan or anything, I mean, do I break my fast or not? I don't understand you very well, ah.
The Shaykh : I understand you, but I am warning you, why are you mentioning the sleep?
The questioner : I want to tell you what happened to me, I slept, I mean, and they called the prayer, I don't know if I slept or not, I mean, like you say, I was out of it.
The Shaykh : Okay, was the drinking of the water before the iqamah of the prayer?
The questioner : Ah, yes.
The Shaykh : How much, I mean, how much do you estimate there was between your drinking and the iqamah of the prayer?
The questioner : It was only three minutes.
The Shaykh : Three minutes.
The questioner : Maybe, I mean, I don't know, I mean, I was completely out of it.
The Shaykh : What is your strong suspicion? I am asking you about what is your strong suspicion.
The questioner : What?
The Shaykh : What is your strong suspicion about how much time was between your drinking of the water and the iqamah of the prayer?
The questioner : Maybe he says, I mean... maybe... or no.
The Shaykh : If your strong suspicion is that you drank after the iqamah of the prayer, you have to make it up. And if it was before, you do not have to make it up.
The questioner : I do not have to.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Okay, thank you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
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