What is the ruling on one who breaks his fast before sunset out of ignorance?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, if we say: if a person eats after the dawn has appeared, thinking that the dawn has not yet appeared, his fast is valid. What is your opinion regarding one who eats before the sun sets, when the mu'adhdhin called to prayer before the time, thinking that Maghrib had entered? He ate, and then it became clear to him that Maghrib had not yet come. Do we say that his fast is invalid?
The Shaykh : No, we say his fast is valid. Is he not ignorant? Is he ignorant?
The questioner : He is ignorant.
The Shaykh : He is ignorant. Praise be to Allah, his fast is valid. There is a specific text regarding this. Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said:
It is clear, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : No, we say his fast is valid. Is he not ignorant? Is he ignorant?
The questioner : He is ignorant.
The Shaykh : He is ignorant. Praise be to Allah, his fast is valid. There is a specific text regarding this. Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said:
We broke our fast during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a cloudy day, then the sun appeared, and we were not ordered to make up the fast.
أفطرنا في عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم في يوم غيم ثم طلعت الشمس ولم نؤمر بالقضاءIt is clear, praise be to Allah.