Is it permissible to precede the intention with the takbir?

The questioner : And he may precede it by a little. Here, we return to custom in this matter. Is there another opinion regarding the issue of preceding?

The Shaykh : Yes, yes.

The questioner : Yes, they said that if one walks, it means his body, but if it is long, however, the correct view is that whether it becomes short or long, it distinguishes, because the intention

The Shaykh : is valid as long as he does not annul it, as long as he does not annul it. This opinion is the stronger one, holding that it is permissible to precede the intention by a long time, provided he does not annul it. This is possible in the case where his house is far from the mosque, and he performs wudu for the Zuhr prayer with this intention and goes out. But with the length of the distance, he may forget, then he comes and says the takbir, entering the mosque and saying the takbir. He did not intend to pray Zuhr at the time of the takbir, but he had intended it previously with a continuous intention until he said the takbir, and he did not annul it. The correct view is that this is sufficient. Imam Ahmad explicitly stated this, saying that he did not enter the mosque and say the takbir except while intending it, and he was truthful (may Allah have mercy on him). So, O guide of Allah, be careful. We say that the stronger opinion is that it is permissible to precede the intention of an act of worship by a long time, on the condition of what? That it is not annulled.