Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
Whoever forgets while fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast, for it is Allah Who fed him and gave him drink
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ نَسِيَ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ، فَأَكَلَ أَوْ شَرِبَ، فَلْيُتِمَّ صَوْمَهُ، فَإِنَّمَا أَطْعَمَهُ اللهُ وَسَقَاهُ».
Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that whoever eats or drinks forgetfully while fasting, whether the fast is obligatory or voluntary, should complete his fast and not break it because he did not intend to break the fast; rather, it is sustenance that Allah provided him with, and it is Allah Who fed him and gave him drink.
Source
صحيح البخاري (3/ 31) (1933).
صحيح مسلم (2/ 809) (1155).
تيسير العلام، لعبد الله البسام (ص319).
تنبيه الأفهام شرح عمدة الأحكام، لابن عثيمين (3/ 422).
خلاصة الكلام على عمدة الأحكام، لفيصل آل مبارك (ص148).
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