The ruling on fasting six days of Shawwal with the intention before dawn
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The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
Well, Shaykh, may you live long, I fasted the six days, praise be to Allah. On the first day, when I fasted, I was not intending to fast, nor was I intending to break the fast, so I fasted five minutes before the Fajr prayer. What is the ruling on my fast?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that. Your fast is valid as long as you abstained before the dawn broke, so your fast is valid. Even if the dawn broke and you had not yet eaten or drunk after the dawn, and you intended to fast the six days or other voluntary fasts, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes. Thank you.
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
Well, Shaykh, may you live long, I fasted the six days, praise be to Allah. On the first day, when I fasted, I was not intending to fast, nor was I intending to break the fast, so I fasted five minutes before the Fajr prayer. What is the ruling on my fast?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that. Your fast is valid as long as you abstained before the dawn broke, so your fast is valid. Even if the dawn broke and you had not yet eaten or drunk after the dawn, and you intended to fast the six days or other voluntary fasts, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes. Thank you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (103) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-10-24] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (38:28)
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