Chapter: Miscellaneous Issues Related to Fasting

1243 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “If one of you forgets while he is fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast, for it is Allah who has fed him and given him drink.” Agreed upon.

1243 – Laqīt ibn Ṣabirah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “I asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me about ablution.’ He replied, ‘Perfect the ablution, run your fingers between the digits, and be thorough in inhaling water into the nose—unless you are fasting.’” Narrated by Abu Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī, who declared it a sound and authentic hadith.

1244 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would be overtaken by dawn while he was in a state of major ritual impurity after marital relations; he would then bathe and continue his fast.” Agreed upon.

1245 – ʿĀʾishah and Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would begin the morning in a state of major ritual impurity, not from a wet dream, and would then fast.” Agreed upon.

The compiler (may Allah have mercy on him), in his book Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn, entitled this section “Issues Concerning Fasting,” meaning assorted and diverse rulings. Among them is the ruling on someone who eats or drinks while fasting out of forgetfulness