Intention in Prayer
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The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Shaykh Muhammad, peace be upon you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you. Do you permit a person to bring the intention to mind for every prayer, such as uttering it in the heart? How is that? The intention in prayer means he does not utter it, but he brings it to mind in his heart.
The Shaykh : Yes, the intention for prayer is not spoken.
The questioner : But it must be present in the heart for every prayer, or is it sufficient in the first prayer?
The Shaykh : I mean, for every unit of prayer?
The questioner : Yes, in the regular voluntary prayers and the attached voluntary prayers.
The Shaykh : If he intends at the opening takbir, that is sufficient.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Shaykh Muhammad, peace be upon you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you. Do you permit a person to bring the intention to mind for every prayer, such as uttering it in the heart? How is that? The intention in prayer means he does not utter it, but he brings it to mind in his heart.
The Shaykh : Yes, the intention for prayer is not spoken.
The questioner : But it must be present in the heart for every prayer, or is it sufficient in the first prayer?
The Shaykh : I mean, for every unit of prayer?
The questioner : Yes, in the regular voluntary prayers and the attached voluntary prayers.
The Shaykh : If he intends at the opening takbir, that is sufficient.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 226- النية في الصلاة /سؤال على الهاتف /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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