The obligation of one who prayed 'Asr with the intention of Zuhr, thinking he had not prayed Zuhr, and then remembered that he had prayed Zuhr
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The obligation of one who prayed 'Asr with the intention of Zuhr, thinking he had not prayed Zuhr, and then remembered that he had prayed Zuhr
A man prayed at the time of 'Asr with the intention of Zuhr, thinking that he had not prayed Zuhr. Then, during the prayer, he remembered that he had prayed Zuhr. Is it permissible for him to change his intention during the prayer?
He does not change his intention. If he entered the prayer intending it to be Zuhr, and then remembered that he had already prayed it and wanted to convert it to 'Asr, that is not permissible. However, he should complete it as a voluntary prayer, and then pray 'Asr anew; because it is not possible to include two intentions in a single act.For example: If he had prayed two rak'ahs as Zuhr,Then he remembered, he said: and I want to make it 'Asr, how much of 'Asr has he prayed? He has not prayed more than half of the prayer; because only what corresponds to his intention is counted for him.So the rule here is: If one shifts from a specific prayer to a specific prayer, the first is invalid and the second does not become valid.Meaning: If one shifts from Zuhr to 'Asr, the Zuhr is invalid because he nullified it, and the 'Asr does not become valid because he did not intend it anew.
A man prayed at the time of 'Asr with the intention of Zuhr, thinking that he had not prayed Zuhr. Then, during the prayer, he remembered that he had prayed Zuhr. Is it permissible for him to change his intention during the prayer?
He does not change his intention. If he entered the prayer intending it to be Zuhr, and then remembered that he had already prayed it and wanted to convert it to 'Asr, that is not permissible. However, he should complete it as a voluntary prayer, and then pray 'Asr anew; because it is not possible to include two intentions in a single act.For example: If he had prayed two rak'ahs as Zuhr,Then he remembered, he said: and I want to make it 'Asr, how much of 'Asr has he prayed? He has not prayed more than half of the prayer; because only what corresponds to his intention is counted for him.So the rule here is: If one shifts from a specific prayer to a specific prayer, the first is invalid and the second does not become valid.Meaning: If one shifts from Zuhr to 'Asr, the Zuhr is invalid because he nullified it, and the 'Asr does not become valid because he did not intend it anew.