• Prayers & Duties >> Sawm (Fasting)

    Question ID: 49957Country: United States of America

    Title: Nafl Fasting

    Question: If I skip (unintentionally) sehri of nafl fast, will the fasting be valid?

    Answer ID: 49957

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 249/203/B=02/1435) Yes, your sawm (fast) will be perfectly valid. It is mustahab practice to get up before Fajr time and to have sehri, it is not wajib or fardh which if missed may affect the validity of sawm.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India