Keeping one fast with two intentions
Question
Can one fast be kept with two intentions, such as Qadhaa and Nafl?
Answer
According to some Fuqaha, it will be permissible to join between a Qadah fast and a Nafl fast, for example, fasting on the day of Arafah with the intention of Qadah and the fast of Arafah, or, Nazr (vow) and the fast of Arafah, or Kaffaarah and the fast of Arafah. However, it will be best to keep each fast independently.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
صام في يوم عرفة مثل قضا، او نذرا، او كفارة، ونوي معه الصوم عن يوم عرفة، افتي بعضهم بالصحة، والحصول عنهما (غمز عيون البصائر شرح الاشباه والنظير ج١ ص١٤٧)
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- Answered by
- Maulana Ahmed Saeed
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Mohammed Desai
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