The Intention in Making Up Missed Fasts
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Question:
He also asks about the intention in fasting, O Shaykh. He says: If I intend on Monday, for example, to fast the coming Thursday and Friday to make up missed fasts, do I have to renew my intention every night? And if I forget, is my fast considered valid?
Answer:
Making up missed fasts is not restricted to Friday and Thursday; one should hasten to make them up and fast to clear one’s obligation. As for fasting on Monday and Thursday, it is a recommended practice among the sunnahs and virtues. In any case, if you intend to fast an obligatory fast, whether for a vow, an expiation, or making up a fast from Ramadan, you must intend to fast before the dawn breaks, based on the hadith:Sunan Ibn Majah 1700Da’if (Darussalam) One should spend the night or form the intention during the night. Yes.
He also asks about the intention in fasting, O Shaykh. He says: If I intend on Monday, for example, to fast the coming Thursday and Friday to make up missed fasts, do I have to renew my intention every night? And if I forget, is my fast considered valid?
Answer:
Making up missed fasts is not restricted to Friday and Thursday; one should hasten to make them up and fast to clear one’s obligation. As for fasting on Monday and Thursday, it is a recommended practice among the sunnahs and virtues. In any case, if you intend to fast an obligatory fast, whether for a vow, an expiation, or making up a fast from Ramadan, you must intend to fast before the dawn breaks, based on the hadith:
There is no fast for the one who
لا صيام لمن لم
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/238 — archive.org (8:46)
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