A person who began a voluntary fast, then intended to break it, then withdrew that intention: is his fast invalidated?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I began a voluntary fast, and when the day was half over, I intended to break it, then I withdrew that intention after a short time. Is my fast invalidated in this case?
Answer:
It does not invalidate it. A voluntary fast is not invalidated [by such an intention]. That applies to the obligatory fast; the obligatory fast is the one that is invalidated. If you intend to break it, you have broken it, but a voluntary fast is not.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I began a voluntary fast, and when the day was half over, I intended to break it, then I withdrew that intention after a short time. Is my fast invalidated in this case?
Answer:
It does not invalidate it. A voluntary fast is not invalidated [by such an intention]. That applies to the obligatory fast; the obligatory fast is the one that is invalidated. If you intend to break it, you have broken it, but a voluntary fast is not.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4337- 4717] شخص أصبح صائما تنفلا ثم نوى الفطر ثم تراجع عن هذه النية فهل يبطل صومه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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