I traveled and was hesitant between fasting and not fasting based on the hardship, and I completed my fast. Does hesitation in the intention invalidate my fast?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I traveled during the day in Ramadan, and I intended that if I were afflicted with hardship, I would break my fast. Then no hardship afflicted me, so I completed the fast. Is this hesitation in the intention that invalidates my fast?
Answer:
No, it is not hesitation in the intention; this is hesitation regarding breaking the fast or not. It is not hesitation in the intention. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I traveled during the day in Ramadan, and I intended that if I were afflicted with hardship, I would break my fast. Then no hardship afflicted me, so I completed the fast. Is this hesitation in the intention that invalidates my fast?
Answer:
No, it is not hesitation in the intention; this is hesitation regarding breaking the fast or not. It is not hesitation in the intention. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3437- 4717] سافرت وكنت متردد في الصيام وعدمه بحسب المشقة وأتممت صومي فهل التردد في النية يفسد صومي؟ — youtube.com
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