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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-139 : PUASA WANITA YANG BELUM MANDI WAJIB AKIBAT HAID TETAPI SUDAH BERNIAT PUASA SEBULAN
Is the fast valid for a woman whose menstruation has ended but who has not yet performed the obligatory bath in the morning, if she had made an intention to fast for the whole month?
Short answer
The fatwa states that making a single intention to fast for the whole month at the start of Ramadan is permissible as a precaution, alongside a commitment to renew the intention each night.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The fatwa states that making a single intention to fast for the whole month at the start of Ramadan is permissible as a precaution, alongside a commitment to renew the intention each night. If a person forgets the nightly intention but has intended the whole month, the fatwa only states that a fast outside Ramadan on that day is valid, and that the intention suffices according to some Shafii scholars and the Maliki school. It gives no direct ruling on whether the fast of a woman who delays the obligatory bath is valid. It stresses that a woman must check her purity at every prayer time, and that deliberately neglecting purification and prayer is a major sin.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, jika seseorang itu lupa untuk berniat pada malamnya tetapi sudah berniat sebulan, maka puasanya di bukan Ramadhan pada hari itu sah, dan niat itu memadai mengikut pendapat sebahagian ulama Syafieyyah dan mazhab Maliki.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-139 : PUASA WANITA YANG BELUM MANDI WAJIB AKIBAT HAID TETAPI SUDAH BERNIAT PUASA SEBULAN”, 28 May 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/3428-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-139-puasa-wanita-yang-belum-mandi-wajib-akibat-haid-tetapi-sudah-berniat-puasa-sebulan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/fasting-woman-without-obligatory-bath-monthly-intention/