Is it permissible to pray with an intention that differs from the imam's?
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Question:
The questioner says: I joined the imam in the funeral prayer with the intention of the night prayer, so what is required of me? He says: I joined the imam in the funeral prayer with the intention of the night prayer, so what is required of me?
Answer:
This is not valid. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1 So it is not valid to combine the funeral prayer with the night prayer or the obligatory prayer. You pray the funeral prayer first, and then you pray the night prayer. Yes.
The questioner says: I joined the imam in the funeral prayer with the intention of the night prayer, so what is required of me? He says: I joined the imam in the funeral prayer with the intention of the night prayer, so what is required of me?
Answer:
This is not valid. The Prophet (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»، هل تجوز الصلاة بنية مخالفة للإمام؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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