The Ruling on the Intention to Break the Fast in Voluntary Fasting
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The caller says: If the fast is voluntary and I intended it from the night, but then I said, “If an unexpected event occurs that would lead to breaking the fast, such as fatigue or a feast, I will break it,” and my intention is to fast, what is the ruling?
Answer:
Voluntary fasting is more lenient than obligatory fasting, so it is valid to fast voluntarily with this intention. You intended in the morning, and you did not intend [to break it], then you intended during the day. It is permissible to delay the intention of fasting until the day in voluntary fasting, whether it is the voluntary fast or the additional fast. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The caller says: If the fast is voluntary and I intended it from the night, but then I said, “If an unexpected event occurs that would lead to breaking the fast, such as fatigue or a feast, I will break it,” and my intention is to fast, what is the ruling?
Answer:
Voluntary fasting is more lenient than obligatory fasting, so it is valid to fast voluntarily with this intention. You intended in the morning, and you did not intend [to break it], then you intended during the day. It is permissible to delay the intention of fasting until the day in voluntary fasting, whether it is the voluntary fast or the additional fast. Yes.
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