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Worship · Q&A

Is intention enough at start of prayer?

“At the time of start of prayer, we should tell the intention. Is intention enough?”Asked by مختار احمد, بہار

He answers at 47:13 in Revival and Revivalist · 1 min 15 sec

His answer, in his own words
47:13
ya nahi gaya. to na batane ki wajah se aisa hai. iska hal yeh hai ke logon ko bataya jaye ke dawat kitni aham baat hai. dawat ki qeemat kya hai? unhone agla sawal kiya hai mukhtar ahmed ne bihar se. at the time of start of our prayer, we should tell the niyat or is intention enough? to niyat aur intention to ek hi cheez hai. sawal mere khayal sahi alfaaz mein nahi hai. sawal karne ka matlab غالباً yeh hai ke lafzon mein niyat ko kehna zaroori hai ke niyat kafi hai.
47:54
shayad matlab sawal ka yeh hai kyunke aam taur par log yeh karte hain ke munh mera taraf kabe ke waghera alfaaz bolte hain. to yeh alfaaz bolna hargiz zaroori nahi hai. sahaba aise alfaaz nahi bolte the.
48:09
asal cheez yeh hai ke aap niyat, niyat ka mani yeh hai ke aap yani zehn aap ka bidaar ho. aap aap samajhte hon, yani aap aap ke zehn mein yeh yeh khayal taza ho ke mein namaz parhne ke liye khara hua hoon.
48:28
unhon ne yeh agla sawal aaya hai hussain ara ka srinagar se.
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