Forming the intention during the night for fasting the six days of Shawwal: Is it a condition for receiving the reward?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is forming the intention during the night for fasting the six days of Shawwal a condition for receiving the reward?
Answer:
For voluntary fasting, it is better to form the intention during the night, completing the fast for the entire day. It is permissible to form the intention during the day, provided that one has not eaten or drunk after dawn. It is permissible to form the intention during the day if one has not eaten or drunk after dawn; the fast is valid with an intention formed during the day, but it is less than the one who formed the intention during the night. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is forming the intention during the night for fasting the six days of Shawwal a condition for receiving the reward?
Answer:
For voluntary fasting, it is better to form the intention during the night, completing the fast for the entire day. It is permissible to form the intention during the day, provided that one has not eaten or drunk after dawn. It is permissible to form the intention during the day if one has not eaten or drunk after dawn; the fast is valid with an intention formed during the day, but it is less than the one who formed the intention during the night. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [917 -1024] تبييت النية من الليل بصيام الست من شوال، هل هو شرط لحصول الثواب؟ — youtube.com
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