Is it permissible to make the intention for voluntary fasting in the morning of the day of fasting?
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The questioner : Good, regarding fasting on Mondays and Thursdays of every week, if a person does not intend, for example, in his heart on the day or the night of that day that he will fast the next morning—meaning, his custom is that he intends to fast every Monday and Thursday—is it permissible if he did not intend at night, even if he ate?
The Shaykh : ... The intention at night is specific to the obligatory fast... The intention is specific to the obligatory fast, whereas for the voluntary fast, it is permissible to make it in the late morning.
The questioner : If he ate while forgetting.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : If he ate while forgetting, his fast is invalid.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... The intention at night is specific to the obligatory fast... The intention is specific to the obligatory fast, whereas for the voluntary fast, it is permissible to make it in the late morning.
The questioner : If he ate while forgetting.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : If he ate while forgetting, his fast is invalid.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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