{"_id":"684b3a5c077e6e72fb56c08b","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Can an intention be made in retrospect?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it okay to make intention retroactively? For example, if I put a piece of food in my mouth, can I say bismillah after it's already in there? Or, what if I started to make wudu but forgot to make my intention when I started? When does the intention for a ritual act of worship have to be made?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"For structured acts of worship like wudu and prayer, intention must be made at the beginning of the act, not after. However, for everyday actions that are turned into worship by intention, like eating, sleeping, working, if you say “Bismillah” or intend reward even after starting, you can still receive reward.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329d9","tag":"Worship: Intention","count":103}],"createdOn":"2025-06-12T20:36:44.998Z"}