The ruling on one who interrupts his prayer on the excuse that he did not intend to pray
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Question:
You say: I begin the prayer, then I remember that I did not intend it; so I interrupt my prayer, I make the intention, and then I begin the prayer again. Is what I did valid?
Answer:
This is from Shaytan. From the moment you stood up for the prayer, you had intended the prayer. Standing up for the prayer is the intention of the prayer. Interrupting it is due to Shaytan’s whispering and his making it seem attractive. If you stand up for the prayer, you have intended the prayer, and there is no need for you to say: “I intended such and such.” The heart is sufficient. So, if a person comes to the mosque and stands with the imam when the iqamah is called, he has intended the prayer. And if a woman stands in her place of prayer, she has intended the prayer. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
You say: I begin the prayer, then I remember that I did not intend it; so I interrupt my prayer, I make the intention, and then I begin the prayer again. Is what I did valid?
Answer:
This is from Shaytan. From the moment you stood up for the prayer, you had intended the prayer. Standing up for the prayer is the intention of the prayer. Interrupting it is due to Shaytan’s whispering and his making it seem attractive. If you stand up for the prayer, you have intended the prayer, and there is no need for you to say: “I intended such and such.” The heart is sufficient. So, if a person comes to the mosque and stands with the imam when the iqamah is called, he has intended the prayer. And if a woman stands in her place of prayer, she has intended the prayer. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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