What is the ruling on doubt regarding the intention for wudu' and prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If one doubts his intention for wudu' or prayer, should he repeat them?
Answer:
If this is a matter of waswas (whispers of Satan), then do not pay attention to it. As for if he has no waswas but has doubt, my brother, his standing for prayer, his wudu', his coming to the mosque, and his standing in the row—this is the intention. My son, anything that enters the mosque with him is not the intention. The intention is an action of the heart; its place is the heart. Pronouncing it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). So if he comes walking in a state of wudu' and stands in the row, that is his intention.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If one doubts his intention for wudu' or prayer, should he repeat them?
Answer:
If this is a matter of waswas (whispers of Satan), then do not pay attention to it. As for if he has no waswas but has doubt, my brother, his standing for prayer, his wudu', his coming to the mosque, and his standing in the row—this is the intention. My son, anything that enters the mosque with him is not the intention. The intention is an action of the heart; its place is the heart. Pronouncing it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). So if he comes walking in a state of wudu' and stands in the row, that is his intention.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الشك في نية الوضوء والصلاة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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