Fixing the Intention for Voluntary Fasting and the Reward Thereof
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If a person intends to fast from the Dhuhr prayer, having not eaten anything all day until Dhuhr, and then he intends to fast when Dhuhr arrives, is he credited with a full day of fasting, or only from the Dhuhr prayer?
If he intends to fast during the day, and it is a voluntary fast, and he has not done anything before it that contradicts fasting, such as eating, drinking, or anything else, then his fast is valid, whether before or after the sun reaches its zenith. But is he rewarded from the beginning of the day, or from the time of his intention?The correct view: He is rewarded only from the time of his intention;By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (Actions are only by intentions, and every person will have only what he intended),And the benefit: He is credited with the reward of fasting from the time he intended until the setting of the sun.
If he intends to fast during the day, and it is a voluntary fast, and he has not done anything before it that contradicts fasting, such as eating, drinking, or anything else, then his fast is valid, whether before or after the sun reaches its zenith. But is he rewarded from the beginning of the day, or from the time of his intention?The correct view: He is rewarded only from the time of his intention;By the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (Actions are only by intentions, and every person will have only what he intended),And the benefit: He is credited with the reward of fasting from the time he intended until the setting of the sun.