Is there a fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) rule that states: Permissible acts become acts of worship by intention?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Is there a fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) rule that states: Permissible acts become acts of worship by intention?
Answer:
The known rule or saying is that customary acts become acts of worship by intention, and that is when a person intends to use permissible things to assist in the obedience of Allah the Exalted. The one who eats the pre-dawn meal (suhur) and food for the sake of fasting, his food and eating become an act of worship.
Because he intends by it to assist in the obedience of Allah. Likewise, the one who sleeps during the day in order to get up at night and pray, he uses the sleep during the day and the nap to assist in standing in night prayer. This becomes an act of worship; the sleep becomes an act of worship if he intends by it to assist in the obedience of Allah and standing in night prayer. It is the sleep that does not affect the performance of the obligatory acts at their prescribed times, but rather the sleep that is in the nap, for example, or at a time of the day that does not conflict with worship?
May Allah reward you with good. Is there a fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) rule that states: Permissible acts become acts of worship by intention?
Answer:
The known rule or saying is that customary acts become acts of worship by intention, and that is when a person intends to use permissible things to assist in the obedience of Allah the Exalted. The one who eats the pre-dawn meal (suhur) and food for the sake of fasting, his food and eating become an act of worship.
Because he intends by it to assist in the obedience of Allah. Likewise, the one who sleeps during the day in order to get up at night and pray, he uses the sleep during the day and the nap to assist in standing in night prayer. This becomes an act of worship; the sleep becomes an act of worship if he intends by it to assist in the obedience of Allah and standing in night prayer. It is the sleep that does not affect the performance of the obligatory acts at their prescribed times, but rather the sleep that is in the nap, for example, or at a time of the day that does not conflict with worship?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل هناك قاعدة فقهية تقول: المباحات بالنيات تنقلب عبادات؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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