Niyyah for the two rakaats performed after tawaaf
Question
During Umra what is the niyyah for the two rakaat salah that we have to pray behind the Maqaam-e-Ibraheem?
Answer
One will make the niyyah that one is performing two rakaats waajib Salaah of tawaaf.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(ولا بد من التعيين عند النية) ... (لفرض) ... (و واجب) (الدر المختار 1/417)
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- Mufti Zakaria Makada
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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