Q. I ate food forgetfully while I was fasting. What should I do? 

Bilal Shah,

(Croydon) 

A. Imam Bukhaari (Alayhi Rahmah) reported that Allah Taa’la’s Messenger, Hadhrat Muhammad-ur Rasullullaah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, “He whoever eats or drinks, due to forgetting, while fasting, must complete his fast. Allah Taa’la, the Almighty, has offered such a person something to eat or drink.”  Such a person does not need to make up such a day. However, one is advised to be cautious in remembering that he is fasting as negligence may result in reducing the reward of the fast. 

(VERILY, ALLAH TAA’LA IS ALL-KNOWING!)