Is a firm intention to break the fast, without any action on my part, sufficient to break the fast or not?
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The questioner : The questioner asks: Is a firm intention to break the fast, without any action on his part, sufficient to break the fast or not?
The Shaykh : It is well known that fasting combines intention and abstention. A person intends with his fast to draw near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by abstaining from things that break the fast. If he resolves with a firm determination that he has actually broken his fast, then the fast is broken. However, if this occurs in Ramadan, he must continue to abstain until the sun sets, because anyone who breaks his fast in Ramadan without an excuse is obligated to abstain and make up the day, as will be mentioned later, if Allah wills. As for if he did not resolve but hesitated, there is a difference of opinion among the scholars. Some said that his fast is invalid because hesitation contradicts the intention. Others said that it is not invalid because the original state is the continuation of the intention until he resolves to annul and remove it.
The Shaykh : It is well known that fasting combines intention and abstention. A person intends with his fast to draw near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by abstaining from things that break the fast. If he resolves with a firm determination that he has actually broken his fast, then the fast is broken. However, if this occurs in Ramadan, he must continue to abstain until the sun sets, because anyone who breaks his fast in Ramadan without an excuse is obligated to abstain and make up the day, as will be mentioned later, if Allah wills. As for if he did not resolve but hesitated, there is a difference of opinion among the scholars. Some said that his fast is invalid because hesitation contradicts the intention. Others said that it is not invalid because the original state is the continuation of the intention until he resolves to annul and remove it.