He says in *al-Zad*: "Whoever intends to break his fast has broken it." Does the mere intention invalidate the fast?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says in *al-Zad*: "Whoever intends to break his fast has broken it." Does the mere intention invalidate the fast?
Answer:
In the case of an obligatory fast, if a person is fasting an obligatory fast and intends to break it, he has broken it; because fasting is abstention accompanied by intention, so if the intention is cut off, the fast is cut off. As for a voluntary fast, it is not broken except by eating or drinking, even if he intends [to break it], as long as he does not eat or drink, it has no effect.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says in *al-Zad*: "Whoever intends to break his fast has broken it." Does the mere intention invalidate the fast?
Answer:
In the case of an obligatory fast, if a person is fasting an obligatory fast and intends to break it, he has broken it; because fasting is abstention accompanied by intention, so if the intention is cut off, the fast is cut off. As for a voluntary fast, it is not broken except by eating or drinking, even if he intends [to break it], as long as he does not eat or drink, it has no effect.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1143 -3022] يقول في الزاد: "ومن نوى الإفطار أفطر" فهل مجرد النية يحصل بها فساد الصوم؟ — youtube.com
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