Is it permissible to verbalize the intention for prayer?
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Question: The questioner says: O Shaykh! Is it permissible to verbalize the intention for prayer, and if not, how is it done?
Answer:
The intention is in the heart; one intends with his heart the Zuhr, 'Asr, or Maghrib prayer. It is not prescribed to verbalize the intention. One does not say, "I intend to pray such-and-such." This is not permissible; it is a religious innovation. Rather, one intends with his heart the Zuhr, 'Asr, or Maghrib prayer, the Sunnah of the Dhuha, the regular voluntary prayers, or the Witr prayer. The intention is in the heart. Actions are by intentions, and their place is the heart.
The presenter: May Allah preserve you.
Answer:
The intention is in the heart; one intends with his heart the Zuhr, 'Asr, or Maghrib prayer. It is not prescribed to verbalize the intention. One does not say, "I intend to pray such-and-such." This is not permissible; it is a religious innovation. Rather, one intends with his heart the Zuhr, 'Asr, or Maghrib prayer, the Sunnah of the Dhuha, the regular voluntary prayers, or the Witr prayer. The intention is in the heart. Actions are by intentions, and their place is the heart.
The presenter: May Allah preserve you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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