For the last time, he asks, saying: Is it permissible to vocalize the intention aloud during the minor ablution?
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The questioner : For the last time, he asks, saying: Is it permissible to vocalize the intention aloud during the minor ablution, or is it not?
The Shaykh : Speaking the intention and vocalizing it in the ablution, or the full ritual bath, or the prayer, or fasting, or the obligatory alms, or any other act of worship, is all contrary to the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), because it is not part of his guidance to vocalize the intention. The place of the intention is the heart, for it is for the purpose, and the place of the purpose and the will is the heart. It is between you and Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and Allah the Exalted knows the treachery of the eyes and what the breasts conceal. So there is no need for you to mention what you intended, because Allah the Exalted knows it. But you must correct your deeds by following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From Sudan, from the city of Abu Zaid, this message reached us from Mukhtar al-Tijani Mahdi.
The Shaykh : Speaking the intention and vocalizing it in the ablution, or the full ritual bath, or the prayer, or fasting, or the obligatory alms, or any other act of worship, is all contrary to the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), because it is not part of his guidance to vocalize the intention. The place of the intention is the heart, for it is for the purpose, and the place of the purpose and the will is the heart. It is between you and Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and Allah the Exalted knows the treachery of the eyes and what the breasts conceal. So there is no need for you to mention what you intended, because Allah the Exalted knows it. But you must correct your deeds by following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From Sudan, from the city of Abu Zaid, this message reached us from Mukhtar al-Tijani Mahdi.