Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville

Is it permissible to change the intention of salaah while in salaah or after salaah?

Published as Changing The Intention Of A Salaah

· 18 Muharram 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to change the intention of salaah while in salaah or after salaah?S

Answer

Intention is a prerequisite for the validity of ones Salaah. Once a person commences his/her Salaah it is not permissible to change ones intention. Similarly, once a person has completed his/her Salaah it is not permissible to change that intention.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

و لا يعتبر النية المتأخرة عن التكبير

(تبيين الحقائق ص٩5 ج١ مكتبة امدادية)

و إن نوى بعد التكبير لا يجوز

(بدائع الصنائع ص ١٢٩ ج١ مكتبة رشيدية)

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Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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