Is it obligatory to form the intention the night before for fasting the Day of Ashura?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: On the morning of this day, that is, the Day of Ashura, at seven in the morning, I saw a person who had not formed the intention to fast the previous night, and he had not put anything in his stomach since the Fajr adhan until seven o’clock. So I told him to form the intention to fast now and begin fasting Ashura. Does his fast count?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to form the intention to fast a voluntary fast during the day, as long as it does not contradict [the rules]. If he has not eaten or drunk after Fajr and he forms the intention to fast during the day, it is permissible, there is no harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: On the morning of this day, that is, the Day of Ashura, at seven in the morning, I saw a person who had not formed the intention to fast the previous night, and he had not put anything in his stomach since the Fajr adhan until seven o’clock. So I told him to form the intention to fast now and begin fasting Ashura. Does his fast count?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to form the intention to fast a voluntary fast during the day, as long as it does not contradict [the rules]. If he has not eaten or drunk after Fajr and he forms the intention to fast during the day, it is permissible, there is no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [566 -1024] هل يلزم تبييت النية لصوم يوم عاشوراء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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