The Difference Between Breaking the Intention in Obligatory and Voluntary Fasting
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Question:
He asks: What is the basis for the ruling that breaking the intention invalidates the fast, such that it invalidates the obligatory fast but not the voluntary one?
Answer:
Because the intention in obligatory fasting is a condition that must continue; it is required to continue from the beginning to the end, by the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 1 And this was also the original ruling for the voluntary fast, but the hadiths came that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) broke his voluntary fast, so he ate and drank and broke his voluntary fast, which indicates that the voluntary fast is an exception, an exception from this. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He asks: What is the basis for the ruling that breaking the intention invalidates the fast, such that it invalidates the obligatory fast but not the voluntary one?
Answer:
Because the intention in obligatory fasting is a condition that must continue; it is required to continue from the beginning to the end, by the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوىThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
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