The Ruling on Verbalizing the Intention Before Prayer
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Question:
Another questioner says: I always verbalize the intention before the takbir of entering prayer. Is that permissible?
Answer:
It is not permissible. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). The intention is in the heart; its place is the heart, and verbalizing it is a bid'ah, as the scholars have established. This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not verbalize the intention when praying, nor in any other matter. And he said:Mishkat al-Masabih 140Muttafaqun 'alayh (Zubair `Aliza'i)
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Another questioner says: I always verbalize the intention before the takbir of entering prayer. Is that permissible?
Answer:
It is not permissible. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). The intention is in the heart; its place is the heart, and verbalizing it is a bid'ah, as the scholars have established. This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not verbalize the intention when praying, nor in any other matter. And he said:
God’s messenger as saying, “If anyone introduces into this affair of ours anything which does not belong to it, it is
صلى الله عليه وسلم من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهوThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/259 — archive.org (6:39)
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