Changing The Intention Of A Salaah
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)
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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