Is intention required before entering the prayer for shortening the prayer while traveling?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does shortening the prayer while traveling require an intention before entering the prayer?
The Shaykh:
In what respect?
The questioner:
Does shortening the prayer while traveling require an intention before entering the prayer?
The Shaykh:
The traveler’s situation is that he shortens the prayer. His situation is that he shortens it. The jurists say that he must intend it, but this is not obligatory if his situation is that he shortens it, because he has the excuse of travel. So he may shorten it even if he did not intend it at the beginning of the prayer. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does shortening the prayer while traveling require an intention before entering the prayer?
The Shaykh:
In what respect?
The questioner:
Does shortening the prayer while traveling require an intention before entering the prayer?
The Shaykh:
The traveler’s situation is that he shortens the prayer. His situation is that he shortens it. The jurists say that he must intend it, but this is not obligatory if his situation is that he shortens it, because he has the excuse of travel. So he may shorten it even if he did not intend it at the beginning of the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3181- 4717] هل يشترط لقصر الصلاة في السفر النية قبل الدخول فيها ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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