Making niyat in arabic

sister

Niyyah (intention) is in the heart. There are no words to be spoken. The prophet did not make any verbal intention before the prayer, neither did the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), therefore one should not utter a verbal niyyah. If you are spreading your prayer mat and standing with the intention to pray Fajr, then that is enough. You don't need to say any words or think any specific words.

And Allah knows best.

jazak Allah khair

The niyat is a formal statement of your intention. It is used to help you focus correctly on the task at hand. I could not find a mp3 file of it anywhere so the best you can do is to find a live Muslim person who can read the niyat clearly for you and you can record it for future reference. btw from what I have learned, the niyat is not something that you perform before doing something. It's actually your intention at the exact moment of doing something. I read that it was related in one hadith that the Holy Prophet said something like this (transliteration):

Innamal a'malu bin niyat

which translates roughly as

Verily, every action is accompanied by its intention.



I think the word 'ACTION' in the title of the translation should be 'INTENTION'.

Update.

Here's the niyyat for solat:



The translation is in Malay. It's the niyyat we use here where Malays are the majority. You can find the full details here:
http://t0kayoh.wordpress.com/2008/12...ng-lima-waktu/

In other places, you may find slight variations in the niyyat, like this one:


The transliteration is a bit different. The full details are here:
http://blackbunker9.wordpress.com/20...to-pray-niyat/

Actually, from I have been taught, it's perfectly fine to say your niyyat in English, or whatever language you are most conversant with. I say mine in Arabic or Malay because that's how I learned it in the first place. I was told that dua is also best said in the language you are more familiar with. WalLahu aklam.

May Allah SWT bless you! It was indeed what I was looking for. And yes, it can be said in any language. I was just curious because I came across it in an old notebook I have and I didnt have any translation or pronunciation written.

Very helpful.

Please note, that a verbal niyyah is not part of salah as taught to the Prophet and as he taught us. There are no words that should be uttered at or before the beginning of the salah, other than Allaahu Akbar. Actions are indeed by their intentions, and the place for the intentions is the heart. Uttering of verbal niyyah is an addition to the salaat not known to the Prophet and we should avoid adding anything to the salaat that he did not do. These words which have been written to be said for niyyah are not from any authentic hadeeth, but words that those of later have formulated. If your intention in praying, is to perform your salat, worship your Lord, and its Fajr time and you intend to pray two rakats of sunnah, then after praying that your intention is to pray two rakats fard, that is your niyyah. In your heart, with nothing uttered verbally, the same way the Prophet did not utter a verbal intention.

You may find these helpful :
http://islamqa.info/en/ref/39689/intention
http://www.islamhelpline.com/node/2477

As we love doing to the best of our ability what the Prophet did, let us also love abstaining from what he did not do.

And Allah knows best.

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I understand sis, I dont consider it a part of salah but rather an organizing of thoughts.

Although, I didnt know that we can just make an intention without mentioning every detail since we were taught to mention every detail. for the knowledge you provided and I will do my best to implement it.

Verbal niyat isn't necessary, rather, niyat in heart is obligatory.