Forgetfully masturbating while fasting

· 25 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1435 AH1 min readEnglish
Ramadhaan & FastingFactors that break and don't break the fast

Question

One woke up in the day of Ramadhaan. He had made sehri and began his fast. When he woke up, forgetting he was fasting, he masturbated. Thereafter, he remembered he was fasting and continued his fast for the rest of the day. What is the ruling for his fast?

Answer

The roza will not break.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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