Intention for Fasting in the Obligatory and Voluntary
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Question:
When does the intention for fasting begin? Is it required every night?
Answer:
The intention begins at night, even at the end of the night. If one does not intend until the end of the night, there is no harm. The intention is necessary; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Therefore, according to the correct view, it is necessary every night, except in voluntary fasting, where this is not required. If one fasts from the middle of the day... if he broke his fast at the beginning of the day, if he reached morning without intending to fast, but he did not eat and did not consume anything that breaks the fast, then he wanted to fast voluntarily, there is no harm; because it is established from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me and said: We said: No; he said: So he fasted from the middle of the day (peace and blessings be upon him) voluntarily, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good... So the intention in fasting differs from the intention in the obligatory?
The Shaykh: Yes. There is no harm in voluntary fasting from the middle of the day, if he did not consume anything that breaks the fast at the beginning of the day. As for the obligatory, it is necessary to intend it at night; because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of Hafsa: And in the other wording: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2331 So "intending at night" means: his intention is at night, the intention of fasting at night, meaning: even at the end of the night, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
When does the intention for fasting begin? Is it required every night?
Answer:
The intention begins at night, even at the end of the night. If one does not intend until the end of the night, there is no harm. The intention is necessary; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Actions are only by intentions
إنما الأعمال بالنياتDo you have anything?
أعندكم شيء؟Then I am fasting.
فإني إذًا صائمThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good... So the intention in fasting differs from the intention in the obligatory?
The Shaykh: Yes. There is no harm in voluntary fasting from the middle of the day, if he did not consume anything that breaks the fast at the beginning of the day. As for the obligatory, it is necessary to intend it at night; because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of Hafsa:
There is no fasting for one who did not intend it from the night
لا صيام لمن لم يبيته من الليلWhoever does not have the intention of fasting before dawn, then there is no fast for him.
من لم يبيت الصيام قبل الفجر؛ فلا صيام لهThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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