The Ruling on One Who Intends to Break His Fast and Then Changes His Mind While Fasting
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh! If a fasting person intends to break his fast and then changes his mind, does his fast become invalid?
Answer:
If it is a voluntary fast, there is no harm. If it is an obligatory fast, the safest course is to make up that day to avoid the difference of opinion. As for a voluntary fast, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this, and there is no harm. If it is an obligatory fast, the safest course, if one intends to break the fast and then continues fasting, is to make it up to avoid the difference of opinion.
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh! If a fasting person intends to break his fast and then changes his mind, does his fast become invalid?
Answer:
If it is a voluntary fast, there is no harm. If it is an obligatory fast, the safest course is to make up that day to avoid the difference of opinion. As for a voluntary fast, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this, and there is no harm. If it is an obligatory fast, the safest course, if one intends to break the fast and then continues fasting, is to make it up to avoid the difference of opinion.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٢ — archive.org (9:46)
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