Verbalising Niyyah (Intention) for Fasting

Question:

Salaams…Is it ok to make the verbal intention in our own language such as English, Urdu etc. when keeping a Ramadan fast? Jazakallah

Answer:

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

It is not obligatory to verbalise the intention for fasting, though it is permissible to do so. It is permissible for one to make the verbal intention in one’s own language. [i]

And Allah knows best

(Mufti) Bilal al-Mahmudi

Concurred by: Mufti Zameelur Rahman


[i] والسنة أن يتلفظ بها، ولا تبطل بالمشيئة بل بالرجوع عنها بأن يعزم ليلا على الفطر. (الدر المختار شرح تنوير الأبصار وجامع البحار. ص ١٤٣)

قوله: (أن يتلفظ بها) فيقول: نويت أصوم غدا أو هذا اليوم إن نوى نهارا لله عز وجل من فرض رمضان سراج قوله: (ولا تبطل بالمشيئة) أي استحسانا، وهو الصحيح؛ لأنها ليست في معنى حقيقة الاستثناء بل للاستعانة وطلب التوفيق حتى لو أراد حقيقة الاستثناء لا يصير صائما كما في التتارخانية. قوله: (بأن يعزم ليلا على الفطر) فلو عزم عليه ثم أصبح وأمسك ولم ينو الصوم لا يصير صائما تتارخانية. (رد المحتار. ج ٢ ص ٣٨٠/ سعيد)

(فتاوى رحيمية. ج ٧ ص ٢٠٧. دار الاشاعت)

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