Is it permissible to combine prayers with causes under a single intention?
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The questioner : I say, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : On the right.
The questioner : Yes, this is a person who wants to pray the sunnah.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A person wants to pray the nafilah and is asking about prayers with causes; does he want to pray the sunnah with two intentions?
The Shaykh : For example.
The questioner : For example, the sunnah of wudu and the sunnah of Zuhr, as well as the greeting of the mosque; is it permissible to combine the three?
The Shaykh : The rule in this matter is that if we know that the Lawgiver intended for us to pray, then praying with a single intention is sufficient. However, what was specifically intended does not suffice for the prayer with a cause. For example, a man performed wudu for the Zuhr prayer after the adhan of Zuhr. Now, two things are before him: the sunnah of wudu and the rawatib of Zuhr. If he prays with the intention of the rawatib of Zuhr, we say: the objective has been achieved; you have now prayed two rak'ahs, which also serves as the greeting of the mosque. For instance, a man entered the mosque after the adhan of Zuhr and prayed the rawatib of Zuhr; we say: the objective has been achieved because you did not sit down until you had prayed two rak'ahs. Do you understand? But if he intended the greeting of the mosque, the rawatib is not dropped. If he intended the greeting of the mosque, the rawatib is not dropped. That is, if he intended the prayer with a cause, the other one, the rawatib, is not dropped. If he intended the sunnah of Zuhr, the rawatib is not dropped. Its counterpart is the farewell tawaf and the tawaf of ifadhah. If he performed tawaf when traveling and had not performed the tawaf of ifadhah, and he intended the farewell tawaf, what happens? The tawaf of ifadhah is not dropped. But if he intended the tawaf of ifadhah, the farewell tawaf is dropped. Yes.
The questioner : Your Eminence, a man.
The Shaykh : On the left, there is no one here, what is it?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The one who asked, okay, the one after him.
The Shaykh : On the right.
The questioner : Yes, this is a person who wants to pray the sunnah.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A person wants to pray the nafilah and is asking about prayers with causes; does he want to pray the sunnah with two intentions?
The Shaykh : For example.
The questioner : For example, the sunnah of wudu and the sunnah of Zuhr, as well as the greeting of the mosque; is it permissible to combine the three?
The Shaykh : The rule in this matter is that if we know that the Lawgiver intended for us to pray, then praying with a single intention is sufficient. However, what was specifically intended does not suffice for the prayer with a cause. For example, a man performed wudu for the Zuhr prayer after the adhan of Zuhr. Now, two things are before him: the sunnah of wudu and the rawatib of Zuhr. If he prays with the intention of the rawatib of Zuhr, we say: the objective has been achieved; you have now prayed two rak'ahs, which also serves as the greeting of the mosque. For instance, a man entered the mosque after the adhan of Zuhr and prayed the rawatib of Zuhr; we say: the objective has been achieved because you did not sit down until you had prayed two rak'ahs. Do you understand? But if he intended the greeting of the mosque, the rawatib is not dropped. If he intended the greeting of the mosque, the rawatib is not dropped. That is, if he intended the prayer with a cause, the other one, the rawatib, is not dropped. If he intended the sunnah of Zuhr, the rawatib is not dropped. Its counterpart is the farewell tawaf and the tawaf of ifadhah. If he performed tawaf when traveling and had not performed the tawaf of ifadhah, and he intended the farewell tawaf, what happens? The tawaf of ifadhah is not dropped. But if he intended the tawaf of ifadhah, the farewell tawaf is dropped. Yes.
The questioner : Your Eminence, a man.
The Shaykh : On the left, there is no one here, what is it?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The one who asked, okay, the one after him.