Hundreds of thousands of people plan to fast tonight. If you intend to fast, you must get up for Sahur; if you don't, you aren't fasting. We should not be fasting for health reasons. Even if the purpose is just in the heart, it must be communicated verbally.
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| Ramadan 2022 |
During the holy month of Ramadan, all Muslims are required to fast. When fasting at the period of imsak, believers should also make a verbal promise to abstain from food and drink. One of the five pillars of Islam is to fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Muslim men and women who have attained puberty are required to fast throughout Ramadan.
Can you fast without intention?
In order to fast, you must have a specific goal in mind. Fasting without a specific goal is not acceptable. To explain one's intentions, one must use one's mouth. Intention includes waking up early on Sahur to observe the fast.
Fasting during Ramadan is a time to set aside certain days for fasting, as well as for "supererogatory" fasts, which take place between sunset and the following day's peak. must. Otherwise, the day's intentions will be disallowed.
How do you intend to fast?
Fasting may be as simple as resolving "to fast tomorrow" in your mind. Making the intention at night and designating the fast as "Tomorrow's Ramadan fast" is considered more pious. Each day of Ramadan requires a distinct purpose (Mawsili, al-Ihtiyar, I, 397, 400).
From sundown till imsak, the intention must be established for qada, kaffarah, and fasts that are dedicated regardless of time. Fasts of this kind should be described as "something like an accident, kaffarah, or votive fast" while contemplating their implementation.