Faraz Rabbani – Weekly Q&A How to Make an Intention for Prayer
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The speaker discusses the concept of intention in Islam and how it precedes actions. The basic intention is to resolve a prayer, but there is a sign used to determine whether or not the person is praying. The speaker emphasizes the importance of maintaining one's intention throughout actions, especially during prayer.
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Bismillahi Rahm Al Rahim, there's a question, how
do I make intention for the prayer?
Very simple.
Intention
is the resolve
that precedes the action.
So
the basic intention
you're considered to have because it's inconceivable
that someone would stand to pray except that
they intended to pray. It's a resolve that
precedes the actions.
The sign of the intention is
if
you were to be asked what are you
doing so I'm praying? That's it. For the
obligatory prayer, one specifies
the particular
obligatory prayer that one is performing. 1 is
praying dhuhr or asr, or I'm praying the
fard of the time, etcetera. That's all there
is to the valid intention then one strives
to magnify the intention.
Because the
intention has 3 components.
What you're doing,
and it's almost inconceivable that you wouldn't know
what you're doing.
And why you're doing it for the sake
of Allah, and that's where we magnify our
intentions.
And finally
and finally
the time of the intention which is before
the action. And it's recommended
to maintain one's intention
throughout the action.