Wed 15 رمضان 1447 (04 Mar 2026)
[Ruling on forgetting which prayer one is in after entering it with intention and takbīr]
Mufti:
Alsayyed Muhammad b. Abdallah Awad Al-Muayyady
Fatwa number: 16295
Number of views: 12
[Ruling on forgetting which prayer one is in after entering it with intention and takbīr]
Fatwa number: 16295
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Question: A man enters a congregational prayer with intention and takbīr, then becomes absent-minded during the prayer. When he regains his attention, he has forgotten which prayer he is in—Is it ʿIshāʾ, Maghrib, or Fajr? A pillar or two (or more) of the prayer then passeswhile he still does not recall; after that he remembers which prayer it is. Is his prayer invalid or not?
Answer: The prayer is valid. Our scholars—and others—have stated that the intention at the beginning of the prayer suffices; it is not required to maintain (consciously “carry”) the intention throughout every part of the prayer. Our scholars—and others—have detailed what invalidates and corrupts the prayer, and they have not listed the case described in the question among its invalidators.
Source : Min Thimār al-ʿIlm wa al-Ḥikmah vol.1
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