Intention for making up fasts from the night
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, I have fasts to make up. If I intend to fast, do I make the intention for these make-up fasts from the night?
Answer:
Yes, every obligatory fast requires the intention to be made from the night, meaning before the dawn breaks. It is not permissible to make the intention during the day because it is obligatory, so he fasts it from the night. In the hadith, the intention is from the night. This applies to obligatory fasting. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, I have fasts to make up. If I intend to fast, do I make the intention for these make-up fasts from the night?
Answer:
Yes, every obligatory fast requires the intention to be made from the night, meaning before the dawn breaks. It is not permissible to make the intention during the day because it is obligatory, so he fasts it from the night. In the hadith,
There is no prayer for one who does not gather
لا صلاة لمن لم يجمع
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 22 / فتاوى على الهواء - 18 10 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (22:59)
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