Question: Sometimes I fast without making my intention at the
beginning of the fast. So is the intention a condition everyday when fasting or
is making it in the beginning of the month sufficient?
Shaykh
Saalih Al-Fowzan (hafithahullah — may Allah preserve him) answered:
Fasting and other than it from actions must be based upon an intention. The
Prophet ﷺ said, “Indeed actions are by intentions, and
for ever man is what he intended.” And in another narration, “Actions are not
except by the intention.”
So, it is
obligatory for the fasting in Ramadhan to have a Niyya (intention)
from the night so that you’ve made your intention when the sun rises for your
fast of that day. The Muslim waking up in the last part of the night and eating
Suhoor (pre-fasting meal) proves their intention. Therefore it is not necessary for a person to verbalize, “I intend to
fast”, for this is an innovation and not permissible.
The Niyya
in Ramadhan is every individual day because every independent Ebadah
(act of worship) requires a Niyya. So, the intention is made with the
heart every day at night. Even if someone were to make his Niyya at
night then sleep and not wake up until after Fajr his fasting is correct
because he made his intention from the night.
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