How is the intention formed when performing an act?
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Question:
He says: I pray, give zakah, and perform deeds for Allah, but sometimes I do not know how to form the intention; I only perform the act because I am obligated to do so.
Answer:
Does anyone know how to form an intention? No one knows how to form an intention. The intention is not something learned. The intention is for the heart; its place is the heart. No sane person forms an intention for something that is not good, and the one who has no intention is the insane person or the child who has not reached puberty. As for the one who has reached puberty and is sane, he must have an intention, either an intention of good or an intention of evil. Yes.
He says: I pray, give zakah, and perform deeds for Allah, but sometimes I do not know how to form the intention; I only perform the act because I am obligated to do so.
Answer:
Does anyone know how to form an intention? No one knows how to form an intention. The intention is not something learned. The intention is for the heart; its place is the heart. No sane person forms an intention for something that is not good, and the one who has no intention is the insane person or the child who has not reached puberty. As for the one who has reached puberty and is sane, he must have an intention, either an intention of good or an intention of evil. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف تكون النية عند القيام بالفعل؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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