Ruling on Converting an Obligatory Prayer into a Specific Voluntary Prayer

The questioner : Now, if one transitions from an obligatory prayer to a specific voluntary prayer. Okay. That is, as mentioned, he prayed the midday prayer without ablution. He transitioned and said, "Allahu Akbar," for the midday prayer and began it. The first position.

The Shaykh : Yes, the first known position is invalid. Yes, O Abd al-Rahman.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : For example.

The questioner : He would begin the midday prayer, then recite in it.

The Shaykh : How about the midday prayer? Yes, the midday prayer, yes.

The questioner : Or the dawn prayer, then he intends it to be the regular voluntary prayer before the dawn prayer.

The Shaykh : Yes, correct.

The questioner : France.

The Shaykh : Is it valid? No, the obligatory prayer is not valid because he interrupted it. And frankly, the voluntary prayer is not valid either because he did not intend it from the beginning of the prayer. This is unlike converting it to a general voluntary prayer, which is valid, because the obligatory prayer includes the intention of prayer in general and the specific designation. If the specific designation is invalidated, the general intention remains.