Hadith 40

Sahih Bukhari

Book 30: Fasting

Chapter 26

If a person observing Saum ate or drank forgetfully

باب الصَّائِمِ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَوْ شَرِبَ نَاسِيًا

‘Ata’ said, “There is no harm if water goes in the throat and one is unable to bring it out while putting it in the nose and then blowing it out.” Al-Hasan said, “If a fly enters one’s throat (while one is observing Saum), there is no harm in it.” Al-Hasan and Mujahid said, “If one has sexual intercourse forgetfully (with one’s wife) then no penalty will be imposed on him.”
وَقَالَ عَطَاءٌ إِنِ اسْتَنْثَرَ، فَدَخَلَ الْمَاءُ فِي حَلْقِهِ، لاَ بَأْسَ، إِنْ لَمْ يَمْلِكْ. وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ إِنْ دَخَلَ حَلْقَهُ الذُّبَابُ فَلاَ شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ. وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَمُجَاهِدٌ إِنْ جَامَعَ نَاسِيًا فَلاَ شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1933
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ إِذَا نَسِيَ فَأَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ فَلْيُتِمَّ صَوْمَهُ، فَإِنَّمَا أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ وَسَقَاهُ ‏"
Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "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."