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We would like to ask about the regulation
saying intention when we pray, fast, etc.
Some say it needs to be pronounced
to strengthen our intention.
The scholars have discussed about
the regulation pronouncing our intention.
In general, there are three opinions.
Some said it is mustahab.
It is recommended.
This come in particular from Syafi'iyah scholars.
They say that it is recommended
to pronounce our intention.
To strengthen our intention.
But no need to say it loudly.
It is for ourselves.
When saying "Ushalli" no need
to say it louldy.
Your purpose is not
to announce it to your neighbor.
Your neighbour knows that
we are praying dhuhur.
No need to tell him.
To strengthen our intention,
we say it low.
To strengthen our heart.
This is the opinion of the majority of Syafiiyah.
The second one say that it is bid'ah/
Insya Allah I discuss it in my book
about salat.
Some scholars say that it is bid'ah.
Both the first scholars or the last.
Because the Prophet ﷺ never said it at all.
There are thousand hadith about salat.
None says that the Prophet ﷺ said
ushalli when he prayed.
Not in any prayer, both mandatory
or jama'
Travelling prayer.
Sunnah prayer.
If ever the Prophet said once.
Among thousand of hadith,
one would cite it.
Another thing, the Prophet ﷺ's companions
varied.
Some were really close to the Prophet ﷺ.
Some were Arab Bedouin
who did not live in the city.
None of them said ushalli
when they prayed.
If we say that we are not
like the companions...
That we need to strengthen our intention
There were Bedouins who embraced Islam
during the Prophet era.
Their education was not like
people nowadays.
As for their education... They lived
in the desert taking care of cattle or farming.
They weren't taught by the Prophet
to pronounce ushalli
Not a single hadith saying that
the Prophet said ushalli.
Let alone the authentic one,
no weak hadith said so.
Let alone the weak hadith
no false hadit said so.
Therefore, some scholars say that
pronouncing ushalli is bidah.
Some others say that it is not bidah.
It is just a matter of differences
in opinion.
It is just that it is not taught so.
These are the three opinions
related to pronouncing intention.
I think also that it is a matter of
differences in opinion in fikh books.
So, we try to chose the closest
to the right one.
Without the need to insult others.
We just need to say that the right one
is that there is no need to say it.
Because the Prophet ﷺ said:
وخيرَ الهدي هديُ محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم،
The best guidance is that of the Prophet ﷺ.
The best prayer is that of the Prophet ﷺ.
If the Prophet did not pronounce the intention
in his prayer, then neither do we.