Make verbal intention for prayer.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Is it
right to say Intention (Niyat) for prayer in one`s own mother tongue (that is
in the language that one understands best). What is the best way to say the
intention for prayer, to say it in Arabic language or in one`s own
language.
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Answer:
Make verbal
intention for prayer
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
As much as the making of a neeyah or intention is an
obligatory act and rite of prayer, there is absolutely no evidence in the
authentic and established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) whereby the
Prophet (saws) verbally declared his intention to offer a particular
prayer.
The intention one makes in ones heart to offer a
particular prayer more than suffices to fulfill the requirement of making the
Neeyah or intention for prayer.if one has made intention in ones heart to offer
a particular prayer, does the wudu in preparation for the prayer, approaches
the masjid or stands on the prayer mat in the direction of the qibla to
start their prayer, etc.there is absolutely no need for the believer to now
verbally declare his intention for prayer!
The intention one made in ones heart to offer a particular prayer more
than suffices to fulfill the requirement of making the neeyah or intention
before the prayer.all one has to do now is raise their hands above their
shoulders, declare the takbeer (Allah-o-Akbar) to signal the start of their
prayers, and offer the prayer they intended in their hearts to pray.
To make the wudu in preparation for the prayer, stand on
the prayer mat or rows in congregation in the direction of the qibla and then
verbally declare that one is about to offer so and so prayer, with so and
so number of rakahs, etc. before one raises ones hands to declare the
takbeer is definitely not from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan