“I Forgot I was Fasting!?” – Answered by Imaam Ibn Baaz

As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum,

Bismillah,

All praise is due to Allah, and may exaltation and safety be granted to Muhammad, his family, his companions, and those who aid them. To proceed:

The great, contemporary scholar, ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Ibn Baaz [d. 1420 AH], may Allah have mercy on him was asked:

[Q]: “What is the ruling for a person who forgetfully eats or drinks during the day [in Ramadhaan]?”

Imaam Ibn Baaz, may Allah have mercy on him, answered:

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A beautiful Poem that made Imam Ahmad cry

A beautiful and touching poem that made the respected scholar Imam Ahmad cry upon hearing it :

"If my Lord asks me 'Have you shyness in disobeying me? You conceal your sins from my creation – and with sins you come to me.'

So how will I answer? O woe to me – and who shall protect me?

I keep averting my soul with thoughts of hope – from time to time.

And I forget what is to come after death – and what is to come after I am shrouded.

As if I am guaranteed life (eternally) – and that death will not come to me.

And when the severe stupor of death overtakes me – who will protect me?

I looked at the faces, is there not from amongst them who will ransom me?

I will be asked regarding what I've prepared in my life to save me (on the Day of Judgement). Then how will I answer – after I've neglected my religion.

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