That is, it is as if he intended to stop the six days. Is the questioner present now?
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The questioner : A questioner says: A man fasted the six days of Shawwal, and during the fasting of one of the days, he intended in his heart that it would be from the fasting of three days of every month. Is it obligatory for him to complete the six days, or is that sufficient for him?
The Shaykh : That is, it is as if he intended to stop the six days. Is the questioner present now? Does he want to stop the six days, or does he want to add the three days to them? Yes? In any case, we will answer regarding one of the two possibilities. A man began fasting six days of Shawwal, and when he had fasted three days, he stopped them and said, "It is sufficient for me to fast three days of every month." We say it is sufficient for you, but you have missed the reward of fasting six days of Shawwal. Yes, that is right. As for the second possibility, that when he had fasted three days of Shawwal, he said, "I want to intend for the remaining days that they be the fasting of three days of every month," then he may obtain the reward of both matters, because it is true of him that he fasted six days of Shawwal and fasted three days of every month, so he obtains both rewards. Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, it is as if he intended to stop the six days. Is the questioner present now? Does he want to stop the six days, or does he want to add the three days to them? Yes? In any case, we will answer regarding one of the two possibilities. A man began fasting six days of Shawwal, and when he had fasted three days, he stopped them and said, "It is sufficient for me to fast three days of every month." We say it is sufficient for you, but you have missed the reward of fasting six days of Shawwal. Yes, that is right. As for the second possibility, that when he had fasted three days of Shawwal, he said, "I want to intend for the remaining days that they be the fasting of three days of every month," then he may obtain the reward of both matters, because it is true of him that he fasted six days of Shawwal and fasted three days of every month, so he obtains both rewards. Yes.