Tuesday 17/February/2026 – 11:20 AM
The supplication for the intention to fast the month of Ramadan is receiving great attention at this time, coinciding with the advent of the blessed month of Ramadan. According to the majority of scholars, it is sufficient to hold one intention to fast the entire month of Ramadan. Therefore, we explain to you in this report the supplication for the intention to fast Ramadan in accordance with the saying of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, “Actions are but by intentions, and for all No one intended…”
A supplication for the intention of fasting the month of Ramadan
Searches abound for A supplication for the intention of fasting the month of RamadanThe Holy Month begins either tomorrow, Wednesday, February 18, or the day after tomorrow, Thursday, February 19, as announced by the Egyptian Fatwa House this evening, Tuesday, Shaaban 29, 1447, corresponding to February 17, 2026.
For its part, Dar Al-Iftaa explained on its official page on Facebook that intention is one of the pillars of fasting, and fasting is not valid without it. Therefore, the fasting person must, before fasting, say, “I intend to fast the entire month of Ramadan for the sake of God Almighty.” It is not required to utter it with the tongue, but rather the heart is sufficient. Waking up from sleep to eat suhoor is considered an intention to fast Ramadan.
Dar Al-Iftaa added that, according to the majority of jurists, it is Sunnah for a Muslim to renew the intention of fasting daily, but according to the Maliki scholars, which is what the fatwa requires, one intention for the month of Ramadan is sufficient, meaning that eating suhoor on the first night of Ramadan is an intention that is sufficient for fasting for the entire month, and it is preferable to say, “O God, I intend to fast Ramadan out of faith and in the hope of reward. O God, accept it from me and forgive me,” and among the legitimate supplications. Also, before fasting the month of Ramadan, say the crescent sighting supplication: “Oh God, make it crescent upon us with Yemen, faith, safety, and Islam, my Lord and your Lord God.”
- Oh God, I intend to fast the entire month of Ramadan for Your honorable face out of faith and seeking reward. Oh God, accept it from me and make my sin forgiven and my fasting accepted.
- Oh God, let us reach Ramadan and you are satisfied with us. Help us to fast, pray, pray, and read the Qur’an.
- Oh God, let us reach Ramadan with a purer spirit, a more devout heart, and better deeds, and help us to thank You, remember You, and worship You well.
- O God, make my fasting in Ramadan the fasting of those who fast, and my standing in it the standing of those who are standing, and alert me in it from the sleep of the heedless, O God, in this day, bring me closer to Your pleasure and protect me from Your wrath. I curse you, and grant me success in reading your verses.
The ruling on intending to fast on the first night of Ramadan
Scholars say that the intention is a basic condition for the validity of the fast, as it must be determined before dawn begins for the day’s fast, meaning that the Muslim must decide in his heart or announce verbally, if he wishes, that he intends to fast that day out of faith and obedience to God Almighty, and therefore the intention to fast for the first day is considered one of the conditions for the validity of the fast.
How to make the intention to fast the month of Ramadan
The intention is established in the heart, and it is not required to be verbalized unless the Muslim wants it. It does not make a difference if it is stated verbally. Its importance lies in singling out worship to God and defining it as an act of devotion. Once the intention is made in the heart or expressed, fasting is valid provided that one adheres to what necessitates fasting, such as abstaining from things that break the fast.
Regarding the ruling on someone who intends to fast and does not eat suhoor, Imam Ibn Baz, may God have mercy on him, says that his fast is valid even if he does not eat suhoor, because what matters is the intention, so actions are by intentions, as the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, and according to Ibn Baz also, every day has an intention, because every day is an independent act of worship, so an intention must be made for every day of Ramadan, and so are the days of making up for it, and so are the days of vows. Every day has an intention; Because it is an independent cult.
The ruling on making the intention to fast Ramadan after dawn
Among the questions received by the Fatwa House and the Holy Quran Radio is: What is the ruling on someone who did not know that the month of Ramadan had begun until after dawn had broken? The response of religious scholars is that whoever does not know that the month of Ramadan has begun until after dawn has broken, he must abstain from things that break the fast for the rest of his day. Because it is a day of Ramadan, and it is not permissible for a healthy resident to eat anything that breaks the fast, and he must make up for it because he did not spend the night fasting before dawn. It has been proven from the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, that he said: Whoever does not spend the night fasting before dawn comes, there is no fast for him.
Is an intention required for every day of Ramadan?
The Egyptian Fatwa House confirmed that there is no objection to a person intending to fast the entire month, the first night of Ramadan, in accordance with the words of the Maliki imams, who reported holding a single intention to fast Ramadan without requiring it to be renewed daily, according to the hadith of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, “Actions are but by intentions.”
