The ruling on making the intention in fasting conditional.

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The Shaykh : There are issues in fasting that we should be aware of. The first issue: A man or a woman sleeps on the night of the thirtieth of Sha'ban before the month is confirmed, and says in his heart: "If tomorrow is from Ramadan, then I am fasting." He does not get up until after the dawn has appeared, and he finds that the people have fasted. Does his fast for that day suffice or not? The answer: It suffices for him, because he intended something possible. He intended something possible, meaning: the night of the thirtieth of Sha'ban could be the first day of Ramadan, is that not so? And he made an exception: "If tomorrow is from Ramadan, then I am fasting." So tomorrow became from Ramadan. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.

إنما الأعمال بالنيات، وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى

Sahih al-Bukhari 1

Does this man get what he intended or not? Answer, everyone? Yes. He gets what he intended, and he intended that if tomorrow is from Ramadan, he is fasting. So if a person says: This is a condition in worship, and a condition in worship is not correct, be decisive in worship. We say: No, a condition in worship is correct. The evidence: That Dhabibah bint al-Zubayr wanted to perform Hajj, so she came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said:

O Messenger of Allah! I intend to perform Hajj and I am suffering from an illness, meaning: I am ill. So he said to her: Perform Hajj and make the condition that my place of completion is where I am detained, for you have from your Lord what you have excepted.

يا رسول الله ! إني أريد الحج وأنا شاكية يعني: مريضة فقال لها : حجي واشترطي أن محلي حيث حبستني، فإن لك على ربك ما استثنيت

Allah is the Greatest. Perform Hajj and make a condition. As long as you are ill and fear that you will not complete the rites, make a condition. Say:

If I am detained by a detainer, then my place of completion is where I am detained. Then he said: For you have from your Lord what you have excepted.

إن حبسني حابس فمحلي حيث حبستني، ثم قال : إن لك على ربك ما استثنيت

. This is one point.

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