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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is meant by forming the intention the night before, and is the intention obligatory every day in Ramadan?

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Question : Yes, Honorable Shaykh, what is meant by forming the intention the night before? And is there a separate intention for every night of fasting?

Answer : What is meant by forming the intention the night before is that one intends to fast before the dawn breaks, so that the intention covers the entire day. In Ramadan, one intention from the beginning is sufficient.
Because every Muslim believes and intends in his heart with a firm intention that he will fast the entire month, except for one who has an excuse, the first intention is sufficient.
May Allah except, if something occurs during the month that permits him to break his fast, such as travel or illness, and he then breaks his fast, if he wants to resume, he must renew the intention, but.
We must know that the intention is not something difficult and does not require verbalization; what is in the heart is sufficient. It is not hidden from a person if he prepares his pre-dawn meal at the end of the night to eat from it that he has intended. There is no need for him to say, "O Allah, I intend to fast for the sake of Allah."
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1024- ما المقصود بتبيت النية وهل تجب النية كل يوم في رمضان؟ /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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