Intention at night for making up Ramadan

The questioner:
He says: I am making up Ramadan, and I would like to make it up. Is it obligatory for me to make the intention at night? And another question says: I caught up with the imam while he was bowing, and I said the takbir of ihram while he was still bowing. When I went down to bow, I found that he had already risen. Did I catch up with the rak'ah?

The Shaykh:
Yes, the first question, the question

The questioner:
about making up Ramadan.

The Shaykh:
Yes, for making up Ramadan, it is necessary to make the intention at night before dawn. One must intend the obligatory fast, whether for making up, performing, a vow, or expiation. One must intend it at night before the appearance of dawn. If one delays the intention until after the appearance of dawn, it does not become obligatory; it becomes a voluntary fast. It becomes a voluntary fast and does not suffice for the obligatory one. Yes, the question?

The questioner:
Thank you.

The Shaykh:
, one thing after another. Yes.