The First, Second, and Third: Eating, Drinking, and Intercourse, with Mention of the Evidence.
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The Shaykh : The evidence for these three—eating, drinking, and intercourse—is the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:187] "Approach them," which means through intercourse. These are three: eating, drinking, and intercourse. Is it required that the eating and drinking be delicious?
The questioner : It is not required.
The Shaykh : It is not required. That is to say, if a person eats something that is not delicious while he is fasting, does he break his fast or not? He breaks his fast. Is it required that the eating and drinking be beneficial? It is not required. If he eats something that harms him, he breaks his fast. If he drinks something that harms him, he breaks his fast. This includes smoking; since smoking is harmful, if a fasting person smokes, he breaks his fast.
So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for you. And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the sunset.
فالآن باشروهن وابتغوا ما كتب الله لكم وكلوا واشربوا حتى يتبين لكم الخيط الأبيض من الخيط الأسود من الفجر ثم أتموا الصيام إلى الليلThe questioner : It is not required.
The Shaykh : It is not required. That is to say, if a person eats something that is not delicious while he is fasting, does he break his fast or not? He breaks his fast. Is it required that the eating and drinking be beneficial? It is not required. If he eats something that harms him, he breaks his fast. If he drinks something that harms him, he breaks his fast. This includes smoking; since smoking is harmful, if a fasting person smokes, he breaks his fast.