Dream - The prayer during the pre-dawn meal that should not be missed is reciting the intention for fasting in Ramadan. Intention is a part of the pillars of fasting, which is certainly very important. This has also been explained in the following hadith: "Whoever does not intend (to fast) before the break of dawn, then there is no fasting for him." (HR. Ad-Daru Quthni and Al-Baihaqi) The position of intention for a Muslim is very important. This is what determines whether the actions performed by the Dream community are accepted or rejected.

Well, when you haven't had a chance to read the intention of fasting in Ramadan at night, you can read the Arabic, Latin, and meaning of the prayer during imsak. Here is the reading of the prayer during imsak in Arabic, Latin, and its meaning in the form of the intention of fasting in Ramadan as summarized by Dream through various sources.

I intend to fast tomorrow to fulfill the obligation of fasting in the month of Ramadan this year, as an act of worship for Allah Ta'ala.

The function of reading intentions is to be able to differentiate whether the worship is directed towards Allah SWT or towards others. In addition, it is also to distinguish between worship and habits. Even scholars have reached a consensus that intentions originate from the heart. Someone who has intended in their heart, then it is sufficient as a requirement to perform worship. Therefore, it does not have to be spoken out loud. As long as the intention to perform worship is firm in the heart, then it is sufficient.

According to Imam An Nawawi in the book Al Majmu', the intention for fasting in Ramadan must be recited every day for one month during the fasting of Ramadan. Meanwhile, according to former Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Ali Jum'ah Muhammad, the intention for fasting in Ramadan is part of the obligatory fasting. Therefore, the intention must be made during the night before dawn. As the saying of the Prophet Muhammad, "Whoever does not intend to fast before the time of dawn, his fasting is not valid." (HR. Ahmad)

Meanwhile, if it is a voluntary fast, then the intention to fast can be recited after sunrise as long as one has not done anything that can invalidate the fast. Regarding the recitation of the intention to fast during Ramadan, there are differences among scholars of the madhhab. According to the Maliki madhhab, it is sufficient to have the intention once for a continuous fast like Ramadan. Then, Sheikh Ali Jum'ah stated that scholars from the Hanafi madhhab, such as Zufar and Atha', do not impose any specific requirement for the intention of fasting in Ramadan because fasting in Ramadan is obligatory.

During the person's fasting by refraining from eating and drinking or other invalidating actions, then their fast remains valid. Furthermore, according to the Shafi'i school of thought, it is stated that the intention for fasting in Ramadan should be recited every day. The intention is recited on the night before dawn.