The Fasting Person Drinking Water Without Knowing the Time of Fasting Has Entered

Question
If a fasting person drinks something and the dawn call to prayer is announced without their knowledge, what is the ruling?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: this is a mistake in fasting, and it invalidates the fast. If it is Ramadan fasting, he must abstain out of respect for the month, and he must make up for it because he broke his fast. And God knows best.
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