She says: I broke my fast in Ramadan, and the ninth day came, but I did not fast it. I fasted on the ninth day, knowing that I fast it every year. Does this suffice for the day I broke?
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The questioner : She says: I broke my fast in Ramadan, and the ninth day came, but I did not fast it. I fasted on the ninth day, knowing that I fast it every year. Does this suffice for the day I broke? Please advise us, may Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh : It does not suffice for the day she owes from Ramadan if she intended it as a voluntary fast for the ninth day, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 1. It is not recommended for her to fast the ninth day as a voluntary fast while she owes something from Ramadan. However, if she fasts the ninth day with the intention that it is from the make-up fasts she owes,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : there is no blame on her for that, and it is hoped that she will achieve both: the make-up fast and the reward for fasting this day. This is like a man who enters the mosque while the imam is praying and joins them in the obligatory prayer; he thereby achieves the performance of the obligatory prayer and the greeting of the mosque.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is her case. If she fasts the ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah and intends it as one of the make-up days she owes, it suffices for the make-up, and it is hoped that she will obtain the reward of that day. Likewise, if she fasts the ninth and tenth of Muharram and intends them as make-up, she will achieve both: the make-up and the reward for fasting these two days.
The Shaykh : It does not suffice for the day she owes from Ramadan if she intended it as a voluntary fast for the ninth day, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended
وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوىThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : there is no blame on her for that, and it is hoped that she will achieve both: the make-up fast and the reward for fasting this day. This is like a man who enters the mosque while the imam is praying and joins them in the obligatory prayer; he thereby achieves the performance of the obligatory prayer and the greeting of the mosque.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is her case. If she fasts the ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah and intends it as one of the make-up days she owes, it suffices for the make-up, and it is hoped that she will obtain the reward of that day. Likewise, if she fasts the ninth and tenth of Muharram and intends them as make-up, she will achieve both: the make-up and the reward for fasting these two days.