[huylibizonoff]

Correct me if im wrong, but niyyah is not said out loud and there are no special words for it. Niyyah comes from the heart. Correct?

So setting your alarm at night is already a niyyah for waking up for fajr, or sehri for fasting.
And by walking to the bathroom to make wudhu, you've already made your niyyah to pray.
And you walking to the masjid is your niyyah for to pray Jum'uah.

That is all correct?

So why do people say to make "niyyah" at night if you want to fast, when your niyyah is that you have intended from the heart that you are going to fast. If you plan on fasting tomorrow, its nearly impossible for you to not make your niyyah, since that thought that you will wake up for sehri tomorrow is already in your mind when you are about to fall asleep.

Same for salah and hajj etc....

Is my view on niyyah correct here?

[Adeniinteme]

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم



On intention for prayers:

208 The intention is a firm determination of the heart to do something. The minimum valid intention for the prayer is such that if the person were asked regarding it, he would be able to respond immediately, without having to think or reflect. When making the intention for an obligatory (fard) or mandatory (wajib) prayer, one must also specify which prayer is about to be performed, such as 'asr for example. This is not a condition for emphasized sunna, tarawih, or general vuluntary (nafl) prayers, as the intention of prayer alone suffices. Finally the follower in a congregation must also intend praying behind the imam, yet without having to specify the imam...
209 That is, if one makes the intention to pray yet engages in an unrelated action--such as eating or speaking--before the prayer, without renewing the intention, then the prayer is invalid. If, however, there is no separation between the intention and the tahrima, or the separation is by something related to the prayer--such as dhikr, wudu, or walking to the mosque--then the prayer is valid. Also, the intention cannot be made after the tahrima. Finally, the tahrima must be done in the standing position, even if the back is bent, as long as the hands could not touch the knees if extended (i.e., not in the bowing position)... On intention to fast:

[All types of fasts require an intention.] The following types of fasts require an intention and specification of the "type" of fast [as well as that the intention be made the previous night before fajr, yet after maghrib (tabyit)]:

• Makups (qada) from Ramadan,
• Makeups from voluntary (nafl) fasts that one invalidated,
• Fasts of expiation (kaffara),
• Unspecified vows (nadhr mutlaq).

The following types of fasts require neither specification of the type of fast, nor that the intention be made the previous night before fajr; rather, the intention may be made any time from the previous night [after maghrib] until [before] dahwa kubra:

• Ramadan fasts during the month (ada),
• Specified vows (nadhr mu'ayyan),
• Voluntary (nafl) fasts.

...
486 Dahwa kubra is determined by dividing the time between the entrance of fajr and that of maghrib by half. If the intention of fasting the entire day is performed before dahwa kubra, the above three types of fasts are valid; otherwise, they are not.... On intention for hajj:

573 The obligatory (fard) integrals of hajj are three, which are not valid unless performed in the following order: (1) Entering the state of pilgrim sanctity (ihram). This entails (a) making an intention (niyya) and, immediately afterwards without engaging in another unrelated action, (b) reciting the talbiya, or any other dhikr in its place... the condition is that the dhikr be uttered on the tongue, not merely intended in the heart... On intention for wudu:

59 The intention and the mentioning of the Name of Allah are also to be done at the onset of wudu... (Source: Ascent to Felicity: A Manual On Islamic Creed And Hanafi Jurisprudence)

[UtidaBrar]

in Syafi'e school of thought,
for solat, niat (intention) is one of the arkaan (requisites) of solat. And reciting (lafz ie saying it so that he/she him/herself hears) it is sunnah.
same goes with fasting, wudhu etc...

wallaahu a'lam.

[P1international]

Correct me if im wrong, but niyyah is not said out loud and there are no special words for it. Niyyah comes from the heart. Correct?

While doing fardh ibadah like Salah, Fasting etc. 'Articulate' the niyyah in your heart. Say the actual words of niyyah in the heart without voice or moving the mouth. Eg: 'I am praying 4 rakats of Fard Asr Prayer facing Qibla for Allah Ta'ala', 'I m fasting tommorrows Fardh Fast of Ramadan for Allah Ta'ala'.

[Adeniinteme]

While doing fardh ibadah like Salah, Fasting etc. 'Articulate' the niyyah in your heart. Say the actual words of niyyah in the heart without voice or moving the mouth. Eg: 'I am praying 4 rakats of Fard Asr Prayer facing Qibla for Allah Ta'ala', 'I m fasting tommorrows Fardh Fast of Ramadan for Allah Ta'ala'.

According to Ta'leemul Haq: An Authentic Compilation on the Five Fundamentals of Islam

• "For wudhoo' one should make the Niyyat at heart..."
• For namaaz "make Niyyah (Intention) of whichever Namaaz one wishes to perform... it is not necessary to make a verbal intention but it is better if one makes a verbal intention... in any language..."
• For fasting "it is not necessary to express the niyyat verbally as niyyat means to intend. Thus, the intention at heart will suffice. However, it is better to express the niyyat verbally also."
• for hajj "say the niyyah and talbiyah which are waajib (without this the ihraam will not be accepted. If one goes beyond the meeqaat without the niyyah (with ihraam), dum (penalty) will have to be given..."

From this, it is clear that our intention must first come from the heart (and then can be made verbally). It can not only be a verbal intention, must be heartfelt.

From the previous post(#2), it is also clear that the intention needs to be made at a certain time in order to be valid. Some intentions also need to be made a certain way.

And Allah (SWT) knows best.

[P1international]

for the clear explaination.

[Assungusa]

What is the element of ' SIDK ' truthfulness in making Niyyah ?

I have just been exposed to this after doing some search about brother
amr123 ' s other thread on Ikhlas .

Example
If I keep sawm tmrw for Allah's blessing in the hereafter at the same time
want my body to become fit as a blessing on earth. Do that mean my Niyyah
is flawed because it has more then one desire in it ?

[huylibizonoff]

While doing fardh ibadah like Salah, Fasting etc. 'Articulate' the niyyah in your heart. Say the actual words of niyyah in the heart without voice or moving the mouth. Eg: 'I am praying 4 rakats of Fard Asr Prayer facing Qibla for Allah Ta'ala', 'I m fasting tommorrows Fardh Fast of Ramadan for Allah Ta'ala'.

I dont think its permissible to say the niyyah out loud, its a bid'ah.
Niyyah comes from the heart.