Question:
Would it be proper to make the niyat for qaza fast at the time of sehri if one has not made niyat at night.
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salÄmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullÄhi wa-barakÄtuh.
Niyah (intention) for the Qadha' should be made from the night. This means that this niyah can be made any time between Sunset and Subah Sadiq.
Hence niyah at the time of Sahur (which is before Subh Sadiq) will be fine, and the qadha' will be proper. [i]
And Allah Ta’Äla Knows Best
Mufti Faisal bin Abdul Hameed al-Mahmudi
www.fatwa.ca
[i]
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