Niyyah in Ramadan? (Hanafi)

[a.s.]

Does one have to make niyyah for fasting every night separately in the month of Ramadan, or can you make one niyyah for fasting for the whole of Ramadan?

Also, does the niyyah need to be stated out loud, as this is done frequently (wa bi sawmi ghadin nuwaytu min shahri ramadan) or will keeping it in the heart suffice?

Hanafi Madhab only please

[mffhere]

What Is the Intention?

The intention is needed for each day one fasts, even in the month of Ramadan. [Shurunbulali, Imdad al-Fattah; Ala al-Din Abidin, al-Hadiyya al-Alaiyya]

The intention is the determination one feels in the heart to do something. [Ala al-Din Abidin, al-Hadiyya al-Alaiyya] A way to envision this point is if a person was to ask one what they are doing, one would affirm that they are fasting. Practically-speaking, it is nearly impossible to not have the intention in the Hanafi madhhab. One does not have to verbally state the intention, though it is better. [ibid]

When Does One Make the Intention?

The time of the intention depends on the type of fast.

Category A:

For the specified obligatory, specified necessary, emphasized sunna, recommended, and nafl fasts, the following rulings apply to the intention:


1 One must make the intention in the appropriate time in order for the fast to count.

2 The time of the intention is from Maghrib of the previous night to before the Islamic midday (see definition below) of the following day. This is providing that one did nothing that would invalidate the fast from the start of Fajr time.

3 Scholars confirm that it is superior for one to make the intention the night before one fasts (i.e. any time from Maghrib to the entering of Fajr) due to the difference of opinion from other schools on this point.

4 It is sufficient to intend to fast without specifying if the fast is obligatory, necessary, sunna, recommended, or nafl.

[Shurunbulali, Imdad al-Fattah; Ala al-Din Abidin, al-Hadiyya al-Alaiyya; al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya]


Category B:

For non-specified obligatory and non-specified necessary fasts, the following rulings apply to the intention:

1 One must make the intention in the appropriate time in order for the fast to count.

2 The time for the intention is from Maghrib of the previous night to the entering of Fajr on the day one desires to fast.

3 One must also specify the type of fast when intending.

4 If one made the intention after the entering of Fajr to before the Islamic midday (see definition below), then this fast counts as a voluntary (nafl) fast instead.

[Shurunbulali, Imdad al-Fattah; Ala al-Din Abidin, al-Hadiyya al-Alaiyya]

source: http://www.central-mosque.com/index....f-fasting.html

[a.s.]

brother. Very helpful.

[Student_Of_Knowledge]

Link 1:http://www.daruliftaa.com/question?t...nid=q-12435057

Link 2: http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/show...ion-Of-Fasting

[1DREAM2REALITY]

for posting this question. I was not aware this was even something to consider. Again,