Is an absolute intention sufficient for the rawatib (the regular voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones), or must it be specified?
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Question:
He says in his question: Also regarding the rawatib, is an absolute intention sufficient? I mean, if I have missed prayers, do I intend that this is the pre-Zuhr rawatib, for example, and this is the post-Zuhr rawatib, or is it sufficient to specify it only as the Zuhr rawatib?
Answer:
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1 Your prayer is according to your intention. Yes.
He says in his question: Also regarding the rawatib, is an absolute intention sufficient? I mean, if I have missed prayers, do I intend that this is the pre-Zuhr rawatib, for example, and this is the post-Zuhr rawatib, or is it sufficient to specify it only as the Zuhr rawatib?
Answer:
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4956] هل تكفي في السنن الرواتب النية المطلقة أم لا بد من تعيينها؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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