Question:
aslamalaykum Shaykh Hisham
what is the correct niyat before salah [a friend told me that we should mention our PROPHETS name in our niyat, I didnt know this]
Answer:
`Alaykum as-Salam,
The minimum correct niyyah before salat al-fard is:
“I intend to pray the fard salat of [zuhr, maghrib…] in its time/as a make-up to Allah Most High” (nawaytu usalli fard salat xxx ada’an lillahi ta`ala)
If praying make-up (qada) then:
“I intend to pray the fard salat of [zuhr, maghrib…] as a make-up to Allah Most High” (nawaytu usalli fard salat xxx qada’an lillahi ta`ala)
and for non-fard salat:
“I intend to pray for Allah Most High” (nawaytu usalli lillahi ta`ala)
Hajj Gibril
