ভূমিকা

Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Laws of Ayatullah Khui Fasting Fasting means that a person may, in obedience to the command of Allah, refrain, from the time of Azan for dawn prayers up to dusk, from nine things which will be mentioned later. Intention To Fast 1559. It is not necessary for a person to pass the intention to fast through his mind or to say that he would be fasting on the following day.

Rather it is sufficient for him to determine that in obedience to the command of Allah he will not perform, from the time of Azan for dawn prayers up to dusk, any act which may nullify the fast. And in order to ensure that he has been fasting throughout this time he should refrain, for some time before the Azan for dawn prayers, and, for some time after sunset from acts which nullifies a fast. 1560.

A person on make intention during every night of the holy month of Ramazan that he would be fasting on the following day and it is better to make an intention on the 1st of Ramazan that he would fast throughout that month. 1561. Time for making an intention to observe a fast of Ramazan is from the beginning of the night upto the Azan for dawn prayers. 1562.

As regards a recommended fast the time for making an intention to observe it commences from early night and lasts till before sunset on the following day, when one may be able to make an intention to observe it. In case, therefore a person does not perform throughout this time any act which may nullify a fast, and makes an intention to observe a recommended fast, his fast would be in order. 1563.

If a person goes to sleep before' Azan for dawn prayers on a day other than a day of the month of Ramazan without making an intention of fast, and wakes up before midday and makes an intention of fast, his fast is in order, whether it be an obligatory fast or a recommended fast. But if he wakes up after midday he cannot make an intention of observing an obligatory fast.

In case, however, he sleeps in the month of Ramazan without making an intention of fast it is difficult that his fast may be in order, even though he wakes up before midday and makes an intention to observe fast. 1564. If a person intends to observe fast other than the fast of Ramazan, he should specify that fast, for example, he should make an intention to offer the lapsed fast or to observe a fast to fulfil a vow.

On the other hand it is not necessary that a person should make an intention that he is going to observe a fast of Ramazan.