Question
Last year a person made a single niyyat to fast for the whole month of Ramadhaan. Recently he was told that such an intention is not valid for the whole month. Does this mean he has to make qadha of all the fasts of last year?
Answer
Perhaps the meaning of niyyat has not been correctly understood. Niyyat is not the verbal recitation of a formula/dua. It is the intention in the mind that one is fasting today. So, this person must have participated in Sehri every night. When he woke up from his bed to eat his Sehri meal, it was in his mind that he will be fasting. This is his niyyat. There is no need for making qadha.
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- The Majlis Vol 22 No 02
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