Namaaz ki niyyat
Question
Namaz ki niyyat sahi kya he?
Answer
Jo bhi namaaz aadmi parhne waala he (fardh, sunnat, waajib ya nafil), us namaaz ku shuru karne se pehle, us namaaz ki niyyat dil me kare phir takbeer parh kar namaaz shuru kare.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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