Dua (Intention) for Fasting
Question
Is the dua that we are taught for fasting "Bi sawmi ghadin nawaytu" established from Hadith? If a person makes his niyyah in the morning then should he omit the word "Ghadin"?
Answer
This does not appear in the Hadith. However, the general meaning contained in it is supported from the Ahaadith. Niyyat is a condition for the validity of the saum (fast). If people go on a hunger strike, since the intention of fasting is not found, their remaining without food will not be considered as fasting.
He can omit the word ghadin if he makes his intention in the morning (for a nafl fast).
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
إذا تقرر هذا ( فيصح ) أداء ( صوم رمضان والنذر المعين والنفل بنية ) قال في الاختيار النية شرط في الصوم وهي أن يعلم بقلبه أنه يصوم ولا يخلو فلا تصح قبل الغروب ولا عنده ( إلى الضحوة الكبرى لا ) بعدها ولا ( عندها ) اعتبارا لأكثر اليوم الخ
و قال في الشامية : قوله ( بنية ) قال في الاختيار النية شرط في الصوم وهي أن يعلم بقلبه أنه يصوم ولا يخلو مسلم عن هذا في ليالي شهر رمضان وليست النية باللسان شرطا (رد المحتار 2/377)
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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