Is the fast valid if one intends to break it due to illness or fatigue, and is it permissible to continue fasting while ill, and what is the ruling on the days that were fasted with this intention?
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The intention in worship does not accept hesitation or suspension; it must be firm. Intention is a resolute, decisive will. Therefore, suspending the completion of the fast on the condition of not falling ill or experiencing fatigue invalidates the fast, and those days must be made up.
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