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4. Fasting (Ṣawm)

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  • Ruling 1529

    It is not necessary for one to make an intention in his heart to fast, or to say, for example, ‘I will fast tomorrow’; rather, it is sufficient for one to decide that in humility to the Lord …

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  • Ruling 1530

    On every night of the month of Ramadan, one can make the intention to fast the next day.

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  • Ruling 1531

    The latest time available for a conscious person to make the intention to keep a fast of the month of Ramadan is at the time of ṣubḥ prayers. This means that, based on obligatory precaution (al‐iḥtiyāṭ al‐wājib), at the …

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  • Ruling 1532

    [With regard to a recommended (mustaḥabb) fast,] if a person has not done anything that invalidates a fast, then at whatever time of the day he makes the intention to keep a recommended fast – even if there …

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  • Ruling 1533

    If someone goes to sleep before the time of ṣubḥ prayers in the month of Ramadan – or on any day which he assigned for keeping an obligatory (wājib) fast – without making the intention to fast, and he …

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  • Ruling 1534

    If someone wants to keep a qaḍāʾ fast or a fast for recompense (kaffārah), he must specify it. For example, he must make the intention that ‘I am keeping a qaḍāʾ fast’, or ‘I am keeping a kaffārah fast.’ However, in …

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  • Ruling 1535

    If someone knows that it is the month of Ramadan yet intentionally (ʿamdan) makes the intention to keep a fast other than that of the month of Ramadan, then the fast for which he made the intention will …

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  • Ruling 1536

    If, for example, someone keeps a fast with the intention of the first day of the month of Ramadan and afterwards he realises that it was the second or third of the month, his fast is valid.

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  • Ruling 1537*

    If someone who makes the intention before the time of ṣubḥ prayers to fast the next day but unwillingly becomes unconscious, and during the day he regains consciousness, then based on obligatory precaution, he must complete the fast of …

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  • Ruling 1538

    If someone makes an intention before the time of ṣubḥ prayers to fast the next day and he becomes intoxicated, and during the day he becomes sober, then based on obligatory precaution, he must complete the fast of that …

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