Evidence for the condition of intention from the night in fasting the obligatory fast
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the evidence that intention is a condition in fasting the obligatory fast, and that it must be made from the night?
Answer:
There is no fasting for one who does not resolve to fast from the night, meaning he intends to fast from the night. And because fasting is abstention accompanied by intention, the intention must cover the entire day. So if he fasts the obligatory fast from the middle of the day, a portion of the day has passed without his intention, so he is not fasting. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the evidence that intention is a condition in fasting the obligatory fast, and that it must be made from the night?
Answer:
There is no fasting for one who does not resolve to fast from the night, meaning he intends to fast from the night. And because fasting is abstention accompanied by intention, the intention must cover the entire day. So if he fasts the obligatory fast from the middle of the day, a portion of the day has passed without his intention, so he is not fasting. Yes.
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [17] — alfawzan.live (1:08:10)
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