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Fasting to detoxify the body and save money

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Assalamu Alaikum i am new to islam and i am an over thinker.

I have recently been fasting, however i have different intemtions such as: saving money, detoxing body as well as pleasing allah azawajal and for the hereafter.

Would my fast still be accepted if i am fasting for saving money.

Jazakallah

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

We are pleased to know that you are a revert to Islam. Almighty Allah guided you to the path of eternal success. May Allah keep you steadfast on Islam. Aameen.

Your overthinking attitude is praise worthy. That will lead you to understand Islam better and enjoy the beauties of Islam.

Fasting is an act of worship. That should be solely to please Allah. There should be no other intentions beside the pleasure of Allah. [1]

The benefits of saving money and detoxing the body will be achieved in any way.

However, do not fast specifically to detox the body or save money. That is not an act of worship. You will not get the Ajr (reward) of fasting as an act of worship if you fast specifically to detox the body or save money.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad I.V Patel

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia 

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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[1]  الأشباه والنظائر لابن نجيم (ص:61) 

الْقَاعِدَةُ الْأُولَى : لَا ثَوَابَ إلَّا بِالنِّيَّةِ

صَرَّحَ بِهِ الْمَشَايِخُ فِي مَوَاضِعَ مِنْ الْفِقْهِ أَوَّلُهَا فِي الْوُضُوءِ ، سَوَاءٌ قُلْنَا إنَّهَا شَرْطُ الصِّحَّةِ كَمَا فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ وَالصَّوْمِ وَالْحَجِّ أَوْ لَا كَمَا فِي الْوُضُوءِ وَالْغُسْلِ

وَعَلَى هَذَا قَرَّرُوا حَدِيثَ { إنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ } أَنَّهُ مِنْ بَابِ الْمُقْتَضَى ، إذْ لَا يَصِحُّ بِدُونِ التَّقْدِيرِ لِكَثْرَةِ وُجُودِ الْأَعْمَالِ بِدُونِهَا ، فَقَدَّرُوا مُضَافًا أَيْ حُكْمَ الْأَعْمَالِ

وَهُوَ نَوْعَانِ أُخْرَوِيٌّ ، وَهُوَ الثَّوَابُ وَاسْتِحْقَاقُ الْعِقَابِ ،وَدُنْيَوِيٌّ ، وَهُوَ الصِّحَّةُ وَالْفَسَادُ

وَقَدْ أُرِيدَ الْأُخْرَوِيُّ بِالْإِجْمَاعِ ، لِلْإِجْمَاعِ عَلَى أَنَّهُ لَا ثَوَابَ وَلَا عِقَابَ إلَّا بِالنِّيَّةِ ، فَانْتَفَى الْآخَرُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُرَادًا ،إمَّا لِأَنَّهُ مُشْتَرَكٌ وَلَا عُمُومَ لَهُ ، أَوْ لِانْدِفَاعِ الضَّرُورَةِ بِهِ مِنْ صِحَّةِ الْكَلَامِ بِهِ ، فَلَا حَاجَةَ إلَى الْآخَرِ

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