Is it a must for one who is fasting, that when he makes the intention to fast in Ramadhaan that he specify that it is an obligatory fast?
Category: Making the intention
Fasting without making an intention when starting to fast
Sometimes I fast without making an intention when starting the fast. So is making the intention every day a condition for fasting or is it sufficient to make one intention at the start of the month?
Making the intention to fast in Ramadhaan
How does a person make the intention to fast in Ramadhaan? Is simply knowledge of the start of Ramadhaan sufficient to fast the rest of the days?
Fasted without making the intention until later in the day
On the first night of Ramadhaan [preceding the first day of Ramadhaan], a person went to sleep before knowing that the next day will be the first day of fasting.
Awoke, and half-asleep ate some food, then realised that Fajr had already started
I awoke one morning, half-asleep, and went to the kitchen and quickly ate some food but when I began to eat, I looked at the clock and found the time to be 4.40am.
Awoke, and half-asleep drank some water, but don't remember at what time
I awoke one night, in the blessed month of Ramadhaan, and drank some water that was beside my bed and then returned back to sleep.
In a state of janaabah and the time of Fajr has entered
What is the ruling, whilst fasting, of making the ritual purification (ghusl) from the major sexual impurity (janaabah) after the time of Fajr [has entered]?