Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Intention for Salah

· 9 Shaʻban 1440 AH1 min readFatwa 24175English

Question

assalam o alaikum .My is question about namaz,i want to know that is it necessary to do nyat before starting namaz like 2 rakat namaz farz.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is necessary to make the intention for the salah one is performing before commencing salah. The intention from the heart is sufficient. It is not necessary to verbally state one’s intention.[1]

And Allah Ta‘ālā Knows Best.

Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 83)

"و" تشترط "النية" وهي الإرادة الجازمة لتمييز العبادة عن العادة ويتحقق الإخلاص فيها لله سبحانه وتعالى

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (١/٤٠١)

شروط الصلاة هي ثلاثة أنواع: شرط انعقاد: كنية

Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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