If a fasting person eats or drinks forgetfully during the month of Ramadan, their fast remains valid, and they are not required to perform any kaffara. The Quran does contain verses that highlight the consideration of human forgetfulness and mistakes. While there may not be a specific verse addressiRead more
If a fasting person eats or drinks forgetfully during the month of Ramadan, their fast remains valid, and they are not required to perform any kaffara.
The Quran does contain verses that highlight the consideration of human forgetfulness and mistakes. While there may not be a specific verse addressing forgetfulness in the context of fasting.
One such verse is in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:286):
Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we cannot bear. And pardon us, and forgive us, and have mercy upon us.
This verse reflects the acknowledgment of human forgetfulness and the plea for Allah’s forgiveness and mercy. While it may not directly address forgetful actions during fasting. The specific rulings regarding fasting and forgetfulness have come from the hadiths of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
The hadith about eating or drinking forgetfully during fasting is found in Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 23, Hadith 4. The wording may slightly vary among different translations, but the essence remains the same.
If somebody eats or drinks forgetfully, then he should complete his fast, for what he has eaten or drunk has been given to him by Allah. (Sahih al-Bukhari)
The key factor here is forgetfulness. If a person genuinely forgets that they are fasting and eats or drinks, it is considered unintentional, and their fast is still valid. However, if someone eats or drinks intentionally during the fast, then their fast is broken, and they would need to make up for that day and might also be required to offer Kaffara, depending on the circumstances.
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It should be noted that there are two things that are intended by intention: 1: Distinguishing worship from habits (for example: standing, sometimes it is just due to physical desire and this standing becomes worship when it is with the intention of prayer). 2: Distinguishing some acts of worship frRead more
It should be noted that there are two things that are intended by intention:
1: Distinguishing worship from habits (for example: standing, sometimes it is just due to physical desire and this standing becomes worship when it is with the intention of prayer).
2: Distinguishing some acts of worship from others (for example: Zuhr and Asr rak’ats are the same, but because the intention is different, they are considered separate acts of worship).
And intention is actually the name of making intention from the heart, so it is not necessary to perform the words of intention with the tongue for the health of the intention. If he is not able to convince his heart without paying, it is sufficient for him to make a verbal intention. Rather better. This is the order of Fard, Sunnah and Nafil.
It is enough for the person who prays alone to perform the obligatory prayer with his heart that: I am performing the obligatory prayer at such and such a time (for example, Zuhr, Asr) (the number of rak’ahs and the direction of the Qibla are not required) and join the congregation. The following two intentions are necessary for the prospective muqtadi:
The first is that: Determine which prayer is being offered?
The second is that: He should make the intention that I am praying in the example of this Imam.
While it is not necessary for the imam to become the imam in the congregational prayer that he intends to be his own imam along with the prayer; Rather, it will be correct for the followers to follow him even without the intention of Imamate, but the Imam will get the reward of Imamate only when he intends to lead.
In the rest of the Sunnah-e-Muqedah, only the intention that I am praying so many rakats of Sunnah is sufficient, it is not necessary to say that I am performing the Sunnah of Fajr or Zuhr, for example, Sunnahs are performed even without this designation (and if there is a specified If you do it, there is no harm), and in Nafal prayers, only the intention that I am praying is sufficient, it is not necessary to determine the time, etc.
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