Changing the intention for the sake of Allah after the completion of a prayer that was begun with showing off
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling if a person prays a prayer while showing off, and then after the prayer is finished he changes his intention for the sake of Allah? What is the ruling on his action?
Answer:
After the completion of the act of worship, the intention does not become valid if he changes it and returns to sincerity while he is praying; that is valid. The scholars differ on whether he is rewarded for the first part of the prayer or only for the remainder in which he was sincere; there is disagreement among the scholars. However, if the showing off continued with him until he finished the worship, this worship is invalid, even if he becomes sincere afterwards. Yes, may Allah forgive him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling if a person prays a prayer while showing off, and then after the prayer is finished he changes his intention for the sake of Allah? What is the ruling on his action?
Answer:
After the completion of the act of worship, the intention does not become valid if he changes it and returns to sincerity while he is praying; that is valid. The scholars differ on whether he is rewarded for the first part of the prayer or only for the remainder in which he was sincere; there is disagreement among the scholars. However, if the showing off continued with him until he finished the worship, this worship is invalid, even if he becomes sincere afterwards. Yes, may Allah forgive him. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { فَلا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَنْدَاداً وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ } — islamhouse.com (1:12:51)
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