Fatwa ID: 06732

Answered by: Alimah Shaheen Yusuf

Question:

Someone didn’t realize it was Ashura and drank water after fajr time had entered. He didn’t have any intention the night before. Can intention still be made to fast now that he realized?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

If a person drinks water after fajr time has entered, the fast will not be valid. In principle, a person can make an intention of nafl fast until nisf al- nahar meaning exactly half time between subah al- sadiq and sunset of the day, on the condition that the person did not eat anything after fajr time entered. 

حاشية ابن عابدين = رد المحتار ط الحلبي ٢/‏٣٧٧ — ابن عابدين

”(فيصح) أداء (صوم رمضان والنذر المعين والنفل بنية من الليل)، فلا تصح قبل الغروب ولا عنده (إلى الضحوة الكبرى، لا) بعدها، ولا (عندها)، اعتباراً لأكثر اليوم”

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Alimah Shaheen Yusuf

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham