for its ruling, unlike what preceded it, for it did not exist in ruling nor in reality. For this reason, if he intended the obligatory fast from the night and forgot it during the day, his fast is valid, whereas if he did not intend it from the night, his fast would not be valid. As for attaining the rak'ah and the congregation, its meaning is only that he does not need to make up a rak'ah and he intends that he is a follower (ma'mum), and this is not impossible. As for what the Imam prayed before him being counted for him such that it suffices him instead of his performing it, then no. Furthermore, one who attains the bowing is one who attains all the pillars of the rak'ah, because the standing was present when he said the opening takbir and performed the rest of the pillars with the Imam. As for fasting, the intention is a condition or a pillar of it, so its existence without its condition and pillar is inconceivable. If this is established, it is among its conditions that he has not eaten before the intention and has not performed anything that would nullify it. If he has performed [any of] (18) that, the fasting will not suffice him, without any disagreement that we are aware of.

487 - Issue: He said: (And whoever forms the intention from the night, then becomes unconscious before the break of dawn, and does not regain consciousness until the sun has set, the fast of that day shall not suffice him).

The entirety of this is that whenever he is unconscious for the whole day and does not regain consciousness during any part of it, his fast is not valid, according to the opinion of our Imam and al-Shafi'i. Abu Hanifa said: It is valid, because the intention has already been established, and the loss of consciousness after that does not prevent the validity of the fast, just like sleep. Our argument is that fasting is withholding along with the intention. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Allah the Almighty says: Every deed of the son of Adam is for him except fasting; it is for Me, and I shall reward for it, as he leaves his food and his drink for My sake" (Agreed upon) (1). Thus, He attributed the leaving of food and drink to him, and if he is unconscious, it cannot be attributed