Darulifta Ahlesunnat
(Dawateislami)
Question
A person ate Sahari with the intention of fasting
in the blessed month of Ramadan, but then, for approximately 3 hours between 7
o’clock and 10 o’clock, he became unconscious and then he regained
consciousness. The question is, will this unconsciousness affect his fast or
not?
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ
الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
In the aforementioned case, if nothing
that breaks the fast (such as medicine, water, etc.) was entered into the mouth
or nose of the person in order to bring him back to consciousness, then merely
falling unconscious will not break the fast. This is because unconsciousness
itself does not invalidate the fast. (Al-Mabsoot-lis-Sarakhsi,
vol. 3, p. 70; Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, p. 967)
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ
وَسَلَّم
Answered by: Mufti Abu Muhammad Ali Asghar Attari Madani