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f:526 - Is Niyyah necessary for performing Namaaz, etc.	Country : , Name : Abdul Rahman

Question: Is Niyyat necessary for performing Namaaz, etc. ............................................................................
Answer: For actual acts of worship (Ibadat Maqsuda) i.e. acts like Salaat, fasts, Haj, etc. and not virtuous acts which are not actual worship like Wudhu, etc., Niyyah (intention) is necessary. There is agreement and consensus on this. Some scholars have declared this as a condition and some as an article of worship. Intention is the resolve of the heart. To perform worship, this resolve of the heart is necessary. Actually saying it and articulating it is Commendable (Mustahab), as this creates harmony between the heart and the tongue and helps in concentration. To declare anything as Forbidden proof from the canons of Islam is necessary. Without it, anything can't be declared as Forbidden. As is mentioned in Durre Mukhtaar, Kitab Us Salaat. And Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) knows best. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri, [Professor, Islamic Law, Jamia Nizamia, Founder-Director, Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center]