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PostSubject: Eating Forgetfully   Eating Forgetfully EmptySun Jul 18, 2010 3:27 pm

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Question

What is the ruling on eating or drinking forgetfully? Is it obligatory upon whoever sees the person eating or drinking forgetfully to remind him that he is fasting?


Answer

Whoever eats or drinks forgetfully while he is fasting, then verily his fast is correct. However, when he remembers he must stop, even if a morsel of food or some drink is in his mouth he must spit it out. The proof of the completion of his fast is the Prophet's (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) statement in what has been confirmed from him by way of Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu):

"Whoever forgets while he is fasting and he eats or drinks, then let him complete his fast. For verity, it was only Allah who fed him and gave him drink”. (Al-Bukhari no 1933 and Muslim no 1155)

This is also because a person is not punished for forgetfulness in doing a prohibited action. This is due to the Statement of Allah, the Most High:

"Our Lord, do not punish us if we forget or fall into error." (Surah Al-Baqarah 2: 286)

Allah, the Most High, said: "I have done so (i.e., pardoned it)."

In reference to whoever sees him, it is obligatory upon him to remind him, because this is a part of changing an evil. Verily, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said:

"Whoever among you sees an evil, then let him change it with his hand, and if he is not able, then with his tongue, and if he is not able, then with his heart.” (Muslim no 49)

There is no doubt that the fasting person's eating and drinking during his fast is a form of evil, but he is pardoned for it while he does so forgetfully, as there is no punishment for it. However, concerning whoever sees him, he has no excuse for avoiding stopping him.


Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin (Rahimahullah)

Reference: Fatawa Islamiyah Volume 3 Page 265-266

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