The ruling on changing the intention during prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, regarding the intention during prayer, is it permissible to change it? And do the regular voluntary prayers overlap?
Answer:
It is permissible to change the intention in prayer to a lesser one. For example, if one is praying an obligatory prayer and wants to turn it into a voluntary prayer, there is no harm in turning it into a voluntary prayer. However, changing it to another obligatory prayer, or changing a voluntary prayer into an obligatory one, is not valid and not permissible. Indeed, actions are by intentions, and every person will have what he intended. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, regarding the intention during prayer, is it permissible to change it? And do the regular voluntary prayers overlap?
Answer:
It is permissible to change the intention in prayer to a lesser one. For example, if one is praying an obligatory prayer and wants to turn it into a voluntary prayer, there is no harm in turning it into a voluntary prayer. However, changing it to another obligatory prayer, or changing a voluntary prayer into an obligatory one, is not valid and not permissible. Indeed, actions are by intentions, and every person will have what he intended. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7676- حكم تغيير النية أثناء الصلاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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