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Whenever you make the intention during this entire time, these fasts will be valid.^{^[1]}

2. Intention is the name of the firm resolve of the heart; it is not a condition to utter it with the tongue, however, it is mustaḥabb (commendable) to say it with the tongue.

3. If you make the intention for the fast of Ramadan at night, say: نَوَیتُ اَنْ اَصُوْ مَ غَدًا لِلّٰہِ تَعَالیٰ مِنْ فَرْضِ رَمَضان. Translation: "I have intended to fast tomorrow for the sake of Allah Almighty, from the obligatory fasts of Ramadan."

4. If you make the intention during the day, say: نَوَیتُ اَنْ اَصُوْ مَ ھٰذاالْیومَ لِلّٰہِ تَعَالیٰ مِنْ فَرضِ رَمَضان. Translation: "I have intended to fast today for the sake of Allah Almighty, from the obligatory fasts of Ramadan."^{^[2]}

5. The utterance of the words of intention in Arabic will only be considered as a valid intention if one also understands their meaning. Furthermore, it should be remembered that making the intention with the tongue, regardless of the language used, will only be effective if the intention is also present in the heart at that time.^{^[3]}

6. The intention can also be made in one's mother tongue.^{^[4]}

7. If making the intention during the day, it is essential to intend that "I have been fasting since dawn." If one makes the intention in a manner such as "I am fasting from now, but was not fasting from dawn," the fast will not be valid.^{^[5]}

8. If you made an intention such as, "If there is an invitation tomorrow, I will not fast, and if there is no invitation, I will fast," then this intention

[1] Radd al-Muhtar, vol. 3, p. 332

[2] Radd al-Muhtar, vol. 2, p. 332

[3] Radd al-Muhtar, vol. 2, p. 332

[4] Radd al-Muhtar, vol. 2, p. 332

[5] Al-Joharah al-Nayyirah, vol. 1, p. 175

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