Fasting: Uncertain Intentions During Fasting — Can They Count as Qadā’?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Fasting: Uncertain Intentions During Fasting — Can They Count as Qadā’?

English:

Question #811:

I fasted for almost one month with the intention of carrying out the qaḍā’ of any fast that I might have missed, or to be counted as a means of nearness to God. Does this month of fasting count as qaḍā’ for the missed fasts?

Answer #811:

If you fasted with the intention of carrying out whatever counts as your present duty, an obligatory or recommended fast, it would be counted as the qaḍā’ of the fasts missed if you were liable to any.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Fasting