A man who fasts, but one day did not wake up until after the sun had risen, so he drank a little water to strengthen himself for fasting; is his fasting permissible?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh says: A man fasted. Yes, a man who fasts, but one day did not wake up until after the sun had risen, so he drank a little water to strengthen himself for fasting. Is his fasting permissible?
The Shaykh : Yes. His fasting is not permissible, because fasting requires a person to abstain from eating, drinking, sexual intercourse, and all other things that break the fast. From when? From the dawn. And his fasting is not valid. But, praise be to Allah, voluntary matters are broad. If he wakes up after the dawn and intends to fast, he has two options: either he remains with his intention without eating, drinking, or doing anything that breaks the fast. Or he eats and drinks and makes up a day in its place. Yes. Yes. Or he eats and drinks and does not make up anything, because the voluntary is a supererogatory act; if he wishes, a person does it, and if he wishes, he does not do it. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes. His fasting is not permissible, because fasting requires a person to abstain from eating, drinking, sexual intercourse, and all other things that break the fast. From when? From the dawn. And his fasting is not valid. But, praise be to Allah, voluntary matters are broad. If he wakes up after the dawn and intends to fast, he has two options: either he remains with his intention without eating, drinking, or doing anything that breaks the fast. Or he eats and drinks and makes up a day in its place. Yes. Yes. Or he eats and drinks and does not make up anything, because the voluntary is a supererogatory act; if he wishes, a person does it, and if he wishes, he does not do it. Yes.