He says that on one day in the month of Ramadan, he had a minor illness. After this illness, he vomited, and that was after breaking the fast in the evening. He also heard from some people...

The questioner : He says that on one day in the month of Ramadan, he had a minor illness. After this illness, he vomited, and that was after breaking the fast in the evening. Therefore, he heard from some people that one who vomits has broken his fast. I ask for the answer to this, and may Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : If the vomiting occurred after breaking the fast, there is no blame on him.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : His fast is complete in any case, regardless of how this vomiting occurred. As for if it was before breaking the fast and you were fasting, if it overcame you and you did not attempt to control the vomiting, then your fast is also valid because you did not intend it. However, if you intentionally expelled what was in your stomach, meaning you intentionally vomited while fasting, then your fast is invalid, and you must make it up if it was an obligatory fast. This is if you knew that vomiting breaks the fast. If you did not know that vomiting breaks the fast, then your fast is valid and you do not have to make it up, even if you did it intentionally, because all things that break the fast do not have an effect unless a person does them while knowing, remembering, and choosing to do so.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes.