The saying of Allah the Exalted: "When you stand up for prayer, wash your faces" — is it necessary to keep this verse in mind only during wudu'?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The verse is the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah 5:6] Does he recite it?
The Shaykh : If so.
The questioner : .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does he recite it only when praying, or when performing wudu' if he does not intend to pray?
The Shaykh : Which words? Does he recite it? What does he say?
The questioner : He keeps in mind the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it limited to prayer only, or does he say it with every wudu'?
The Shaykh : The intention for wudu' is divided into two parts: First: the intention of the act itself. This is obligatory, whether one performs wudu' for prayer, for reciting the Qur'an, or for dhikr in general, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 1 However, regarding the intention of obedience (compliance), is that only when intending to pray, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah 5:6] and so on, or is the intention of obedience with every prescribed wudu'? The second option is closer to the truth: you intend obedience with every prescribed wudu'. For example, if you intend to perform wudu' for tawaf, or if you intend to perform wudu' for reciting the Qur'an or for dhikr in general, you intend thereby to obey the command of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in His command regarding wudu'. Yes.
O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْThe Shaykh : If so.
The questioner :
When you rise to perform the prayer, wash your faces
إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does he recite it only when praying, or when performing wudu' if he does not intend to pray?
The Shaykh : Which words? Does he recite it? What does he say?
The questioner : He keeps in mind the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it limited to prayer only, or does he say it with every wudu'?
The Shaykh : The intention for wudu' is divided into two parts: First: the intention of the act itself. This is obligatory, whether one performs wudu' for prayer, for reciting the Qur'an, or for dhikr in general, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):