{"id":36122,"date":"2025-05-01T16:17:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=36122"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:13:28","slug":"ruling-on-breaking-a-ramadan-fast-after-forgetting-and-drinking-wate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/ruling-on-breaking-a-ramadan-fast-after-forgetting-and-drinking-wate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruling on Breaking a Ramadan Fast After Forgetfully Drinking Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 08073<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Maulana Abdurrahman Mohammad<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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When I was younger (unsure if I was a child or mature as a young teenager at this time), I was performing a fast during the month of Ramadan. At one point, I was quite thirsty and had forgotten that I was fasting, so I drank some water. At that time, I didn\u2019t know that eating or drinking mistakenly while fasting does not invalidate one\u2019s fast. So, thinking that my fast had been broken, I drank water again. When I got home, I was informed by my parents that my fast, in fact, was intact and that I could have continued my fast.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From my understanding, intentionally breaking one\u2019s fast during Ramadan by eating, drinking, or having intercourse necessitates Kaffarah of 60 days. My question is, do I owe Kaffarah or Qadha on this fast?<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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You would only need to make up your fast (Qad\u0101\u2019) and expiation (Kaff\u0101rah) would not be necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to the Hanafi school, if someone eats, drinks, or has sexual intercourse forgetfully and thinks that this breaks their fast, then they eat or drink intentionally based on that mistaken belief, they do not have to make expiation (Kaff\u0101rah), even if they later learn that their fast is not invalidated by forgetfulness. This is the view of Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him), and it is considered the correct opinion within the Hanafi school. This is stated in Al-Khulasah.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“(And among the related issues): If someone ate, drank, or had intercourse forgetfully and thought that this broke his fast, so he ate intentionally, there is no Kaff\u0101rah upon him. Even if he knew that his fast is not invalidated by forgetfulness, according to Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him), it [Kaff\u0101rah] is not necessary upon him. This is the correct view, as mentioned in Al-Khulasah.” (Al-Fat\u0101w\u0101 Al-Hindiyya, vol. 1, pg. 206, Al-Ma\u1e6dba\u2019ah Al-Kubr\u0101 Al-Am\u012briyyah)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Therefore, in your situation, as you drank the second time based on the mistaken belief that your fast was already broken due to forgetful drinking, you are only required to make up that one fast (Qad\u0101\u2019). Kaff\u0101rah is not necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Maulana Abdurrahman Mohammad<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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