LessonsKitab al-Sawm: Categories of Fasting and Rules of IntentionQuiz

Someone forgot to intend the next Ramadan fast overnight, but has refrained from anything invalidating since true dawn. If they form the intention before the legal-day midpoint, the cited Hanafi rule permits it.

This dispensation relates to fixed-day fasting and the time restriction. It is not a general morning-intention rule for qada or kaffarah. Intending the night before is safer.

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Scenario: a morning intention in Ramadan

Kitab al-Sawm: Categories of Fasting and Rules of Intention

Someone forgot to intend the next Ramadan fast overnight, but has refrained from anything invalidating since true dawn. If they form the intention before the legal-day midpoint, the cited Hanafi rule permits it.

This dispensation relates to fixed-day fasting and the time restriction. It is not a general morning-intention rule for qada or kaffarah. Intending the night before is safer.