Is intention obligatory before performing the expiations for sins in order for them to be expiating?
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Question:
He asks: Do the expiations that expiate sins and disobedience, when a person performs them, require that he intends before performing them that he wants them to be expiating?
Answer:
Yes, for deeds are by intentions, and every person will have what he intended. So if he does not intend what makes the deed beneficial to him, yes.
He asks: Do the expiations that expiate sins and disobedience, when a person performs them, require that he intends before performing them that he wants them to be expiating?
Answer:
Yes, for deeds are by intentions, and every person will have what he intended. So if he does not intend what makes the deed beneficial to him, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تلزم النية قبل عمل مكفَّرات الذنوب حتى تكون مكفِّرة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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