Fasting with the Intention of Reducing Obesity
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Question:
He also has a section on fasting, Honorable Shaykh. He says: I actually have excess weight, and I consulted a doctor who advised me to fast, so I started fasting. Do I get any reward for that, and my intention is to reduce the weight?
Answer:
Make the intention for worship in the fasting, make it for worship in the fasting, and the health will be a consequence of that. Yes.
He also has a section on fasting, Honorable Shaykh. He says: I actually have excess weight, and I consulted a doctor who advised me to fast, so I started fasting. Do I get any reward for that, and my intention is to reduce the weight?
Answer:
Make the intention for worship in the fasting, make it for worship in the fasting, and the health will be a consequence of that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (199) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-02-30] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (29:29)
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