Does the fast of one who intended to make up a missed fast at the Fajr اذان (call to prayer) and completed his fast, count as valid?
Formulating the intention for fasting at night is a condition for every obligatory fast, such as fasting in , whether in performance or in make-up, and for vows and expiations. The proof for this is the : "Whoever does not make the intention to fast before Fajr, there is no fast for him." The intention must be made before the true dawn (Al-Fajr Al-Sadiq) appears, not just the , unless the muezzin calls the Adhan after the dawn has clearly appeared. If the muezzin relies on the calendar, then abstaining immediately upon hearing the Adhan is not obligatory; it is permissible to eat and drink until the dawn becomes clear.
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Note: Based on this, the fast is valid if there is no certainty that the muezzin is calling the Adhan precisely at the very first appearance of dawn.
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