The Ruling on Changing One's Intention During Prayer from an Obligatory Prayer to a Voluntary One
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Question:
I move on to another question sent by the brother Abu Salih from Jeddah. He says: Is it permissible to change the intention during the prayer? I intended to pray the midday prayer, but I changed the intention and said to myself, “I am praying it as a voluntary prayer.” What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to change the intention from an obligatory prayer to a voluntary prayer during the prayer, because the voluntary prayer is less than the obligatory one. It is not permissible to do the opposite, changing the voluntary prayer to an obligatory one during the prayer, because the obligatory prayer is higher than the voluntary one. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
I move on to another question sent by the brother Abu Salih from Jeddah. He says: Is it permissible to change the intention during the prayer? I intended to pray the midday prayer, but I changed the intention and said to myself, “I am praying it as a voluntary prayer.” What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to change the intention from an obligatory prayer to a voluntary prayer during the prayer, because the voluntary prayer is less than the obligatory one. It is not permissible to do the opposite, changing the voluntary prayer to an obligatory one during the prayer, because the obligatory prayer is higher than the voluntary one. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/197 — archive.org (3:11)
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