One who intended to fast and fasted, but when it was midday he broke his fast, not due to an inability to fast or an excuse, but because he craved food. What is the ruling on this?
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The questioner : One who intended to fast and fasted, but when it was midday he broke his fast, not due to an inability to fast, and not...
The Shaykh : ...nor an excuse?
The questioner : Nor an excuse, but because he craved food. What reward does he have for this?
The Shaykh : The apparent ruling from this is that he has invalidated his fast; he has no reward.
The questioner : Never.
The Shaykh : Never.
The questioner : No intention, and no deed.
The Shaykh : Never, because he spoiled the deed. He spoiled the deed after he had begun it. If it had not been a voluntary act, we would have said that he commits a sin. For this reason, the scholars said that it is disliked for a person to break his fast or to leave off a worship when he has begun it, and I mean by that a voluntary act, except for a valid purpose.
The questioner : But we said that if he intended, and this was an intention of resolve, an intention and resolve, and he began?
The Shaykh : Yes, but this deed has its value. That is to say, it is not a trivial matter to spoil a deed.
The Shaykh : ...nor an excuse?
The questioner : Nor an excuse, but because he craved food. What reward does he have for this?
The Shaykh : The apparent ruling from this is that he has invalidated his fast; he has no reward.
The questioner : Never.
The Shaykh : Never.
The questioner : No intention, and no deed.
The Shaykh : Never, because he spoiled the deed. He spoiled the deed after he had begun it. If it had not been a voluntary act, we would have said that he commits a sin. For this reason, the scholars said that it is disliked for a person to break his fast or to leave off a worship when he has begun it, and I mean by that a voluntary act, except for a valid purpose.
The questioner : But we said that if he intended, and this was an intention of resolve, an intention and resolve, and he began?
The Shaykh : Yes, but this deed has its value. That is to say, it is not a trivial matter to spoil a deed.