The Ruling on the Intention to Break the Fast in Voluntary Fasting
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Question:
Does breaking the fast happen by intention, or is eating and drinking required?
Answer:
In the case of the obligatory fast, the obligatory fast of Ramadan, there is no expiation and no making up if one intends to break the fast; it is broken and he has broken his fast. As for the voluntary fast, it is not broken except by eating and drinking. As for the intention, the intention to break the fast, it does not break the voluntary fast. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Does breaking the fast happen by intention, or is eating and drinking required?
Answer:
In the case of the obligatory fast, the obligatory fast of Ramadan, there is no expiation and no making up if one intends to break the fast; it is broken and he has broken his fast. As for the voluntary fast, it is not broken except by eating and drinking. As for the intention, the intention to break the fast, it does not break the voluntary fast. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب الصيام من بلوغ المرام، بلوغ المرام باب الصيام [04] — alfawzan.live (32:38)
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