What is the validity of the argument that it is permissible to verbalize the intention, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Then I am fasting”?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people have argued that it is permissible to verbalize the intention, citing the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Then I am fasting.” This was when he did not find, for example, anything to eat.
Answer:
This is a report of what happened when he was asked for food and they said there was nothing, so he said, “Then I am fasting.” This is a clarification of the beginning of his fasting (peace and blessings be upon him); it is a report, not an intention. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people have argued that it is permissible to verbalize the intention, citing the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Then I am fasting.” This was when he did not find, for example, anything to eat.
Answer:
This is a report of what happened when he was asked for food and they said there was nothing, so he said, “Then I am fasting.” This is a clarification of the beginning of his fasting (peace and blessings be upon him); it is a report, not an intention. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [524 -3022] ما صحة من استدل بأن النية يجوز التلفظ بها بقول النبي ﷺ "فإني إذاً صائم"؟ — youtube.com
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