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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE-208: NIAT UNTUK BERBUKA, ADAKAH MEMBATALKAN PUASA?
Does a fast become invalid if a person intends to break it but then abandons that intention and continues fasting?
Short answer
According to the established position of the Shafi'i school, the fast is not invalidated when a person intends to break it but does not act on that intention.
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
According to the established position of the Shafi'i school, the fast is not invalidated when a person intends to break it but does not act on that intention. The school has two views on the matter, and Imam al-Nawawi preferred the view that the fast remains valid as the more correct one. Later scholars such as Sheikh Zakariyya al-Ansari also state that the fast is not broken even if the intention is made firmly or made conditional on something.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, qaul muktamad dalam mazhab Syafie menetapkan bahawa jika seseorang itu berniat untuk membatalkan puasanya tapi tidak meneruskan niatnya itu, puasanya tidak terbatal.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE-208: NIAT UNTUK BERBUKA, ADAKAH MEMBATALKAN PUASA?”, 30 April 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/5246-irsyad-al-fatwa-edisi-khas-siri-ke-208-niat-untuk-berbuka-adakah-membatalkan-puasa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/intention-to-break-fast-invalidate-fast/