If one sleeps on the night of doubt and intends that if it is from Ramadan, he is fasting, is his intention and fast valid?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: If one sleeps on the night of doubt and intends that if it is from Ramadan, he is fasting, is his intention and fast valid, or is it necessary to make it up?
Answer:
No, this is not valid. The jurists have stated that if one says, "If I am fasting tonight, then if it is from Ramadan, it is from Ramadan; otherwise, it is voluntary," the jurists have stated that this does not suffice for the obligatory fast; it does not suffice for the obligatory fast. And if he says, "If tomorrow is from Ramadan, it is my obligatory fast," it does not suffice, as they said, because certainty is required in the intention. There must be no hesitation in it. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: If one sleeps on the night of doubt and intends that if it is from Ramadan, he is fasting, is his intention and fast valid, or is it necessary to make it up?
Answer:
No, this is not valid. The jurists have stated that if one says, "If I am fasting tonight, then if it is from Ramadan, it is from Ramadan; otherwise, it is voluntary," the jurists have stated that this does not suffice for the obligatory fast; it does not suffice for the obligatory fast. And if he says, "If tomorrow is from Ramadan, it is my obligatory fast," it does not suffice, as they said, because certainty is required in the intention. There must be no hesitation in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4 - 55 مَنْ نام ليلة الشك ونوى إن كان من رمضان فهو صائم هل تصح نيّته وصومه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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