The honorable Shaykh, if a person sits in the middle of the night, and the intention is before the Fajr prayer, and he wants to pray, does he make an intention? Is it permissible for him to say, “I intend to…”
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The questioner : The questioner from Syria says: The honorable Shaykh, if a person sits in the middle of the night, and the intention is before the Fajr prayer, and he wants to pray, is it permissible for him to say “I intend to pray in thanks to Allah, Mighty and Majestic”…
The Shaykh : What? What do we say?
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to say “I intend to pray for Allah, in thanks to Allah, Mighty and Majestic” and continue the prayer, or do you have something to inform us of?
The Shaykh : We inform the questioner and the listener that vocalizing the intention, whether secretly or aloud, is a religious innovation (bid'ah), because that was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or from his Companions. The Lord, Mighty and Majestic, knows without you informing Him of what is in your heart. Allah the Exalted said:[Qaf 50:16-17] So there is no need to say, “I intend to pray in thanks to Allah,” nor to say, “I intend to pray” only. Rather, he faces the qiblah and says Allahu Akbar. For this reason, when a man entered and prayed in the mosque while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was present, and then came and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and he had not been settled in his prayer, he said to him: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2692Sahih (Darussalam) So he went back and prayed as he had prayed the first time, then came and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2692Sahih (Darussalam) So he prayed as he had prayed the first time, then came and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2692Sahih (Darussalam) He said, “By Him who sent you with the truth, I do not know how to do it other than this. Teach me.” So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him and said to him: Sahih al-Bukhari 6667 And he did not say, “Then face the qiblah and say, O Allah, I intend to pray to You in thanks.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is the teacher whose teaching must be followed. The place of the intention is the heart, and vocalizing it is a religious innovation (bid'ah), whether that is secretly or aloud, and whether that is in prayer or other than prayer, and whether that is in the obligatory prayer or other than the obligatory prayer. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What? What do we say?
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to say “I intend to pray for Allah, in thanks to Allah, Mighty and Majestic” and continue the prayer, or do you have something to inform us of?
The Shaykh : We inform the questioner and the listener that vocalizing the intention, whether secretly or aloud, is a religious innovation (bid'ah), because that was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or from his Companions. The Lord, Mighty and Majestic, knows without you informing Him of what is in your heart. Allah the Exalted said:
(16) And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein (17) When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left.
وَلَقَد خَلَقنَا الإِنسانَ وَنَعلَمُ ما تُوَسوِسُ بِهِ نَفسُهُ وَنَحنُ أَقرَبُ إِلَيهِ مِن حَبلِ الوَريدِ * إِذ يَتَلَقَّى المُتَلَقِّيانِ عَنِ اليَمينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمالِ قَعيدٌgo back and pray for indeed you have not prayed.
ارجع فصل فإنك لم تصلgo back and pray for indeed you have not prayed.
ارجع فصل فإنك لم تصلgo back and pray for indeed you have not prayed.
ارجع فصل فإنك لم تصلWhen you get up for the prayer, perform the ablution properly and then face the Qibla and say Takbir (Allahu Akbar)
إذا قمت إلى الصلاة فأسبغ الوضوء ثم استقبل القبلة فكبّرThe questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.