Changing the Intention in Wudu: Does It Invalidate the Wudu or Not?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. A man went to the mosque to pray, and when he arrived at the mosque, he changed his intention while he was in a state of wudu, so he wanted to perform wudu. I do not mean, Shaykh, that a man left his house while he was
The Shaykh : in a state of purity
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : in a state of purity
The questioner : in a state of purity
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : So when he arrived at the mosque, he wanted to change his intention regarding the wudu, and then he entered the mosque. Does changing the intention in wudu, Shaykh, invalidate the wudu in this case?
The Shaykh : Yes, I am asking you: A man prayed the midday prayer, and when he finished the taslim, he said, "I testify to you that I have invalidated my prayer." Does it become invalid or not? I am asking you.
The questioner : No, it does not become invalid.
The Shaykh : Where is the questioner? I do not see him.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : So, does it become invalid or not?
The questioner : It does not become invalid.
The Shaykh : It does not become invalid. He invalidated it, the man said, "I testify to you that I have invalidated my prayer." What do you have? Are you hesitating now? The third question: Will you be certain that it becomes invalid? A man, after he prayed the midday prayer, said, "I testify to you that I have invalidated my prayer." Does it become invalid or not? The question is for the questioner.
The questioner : It does not become invalid.
The Shaykh : It does not become invalid. Likewise, the wudu: when a person finishes an act of worship, he cannot invalidate it. Nothing invalidates acts of worship except apostasy, may Allah protect us from it. If he dies upon his apostasy, do you understand now? Take this as a rule: during an act of worship, the act of worship is invalidated if one intends to exit from it. Yes, except for Hajj and 'Umrah, for if a person intends to exit from them, he remains in his state of ihram until he completes them. Yes.
The Shaykh : in a state of purity
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : in a state of purity
The questioner : in a state of purity
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : So when he arrived at the mosque, he wanted to change his intention regarding the wudu, and then he entered the mosque. Does changing the intention in wudu, Shaykh, invalidate the wudu in this case?
The Shaykh : Yes, I am asking you: A man prayed the midday prayer, and when he finished the taslim, he said, "I testify to you that I have invalidated my prayer." Does it become invalid or not? I am asking you.
The questioner : No, it does not become invalid.
The Shaykh : Where is the questioner? I do not see him.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : So, does it become invalid or not?
The questioner : It does not become invalid.
The Shaykh : It does not become invalid. He invalidated it, the man said, "I testify to you that I have invalidated my prayer." What do you have? Are you hesitating now? The third question: Will you be certain that it becomes invalid? A man, after he prayed the midday prayer, said, "I testify to you that I have invalidated my prayer." Does it become invalid or not? The question is for the questioner.
The questioner : It does not become invalid.
The Shaykh : It does not become invalid. Likewise, the wudu: when a person finishes an act of worship, he cannot invalidate it. Nothing invalidates acts of worship except apostasy, may Allah protect us from it. If he dies upon his apostasy, do you understand now? Take this as a rule: during an act of worship, the act of worship is invalidated if one intends to exit from it. Yes, except for Hajj and 'Umrah, for if a person intends to exit from them, he remains in his state of ihram until he completes them. Yes.