{"_id":"69f258dbfaa0743188fe0408","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does the intention for an obligatory prayer need to be present at the start of the prayer?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I understand that making the intention for a fardh prayer is obligatory, but does it have to be present at the moment of takbirat al-ihram? If I already decided to go to the masjid and made wudu with the intention to pray, is that sufficient for the prayer to be valid?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"It is not enough in the Shafii school. The intention has to be present in the heart and mind at the beginning of the salat.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fef0b76658b4c232985","tag":"Salah: Validity","count":164},{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329d9","tag":"Worship: Intention","count":109}],"createdOn":"2026-04-29T19:15:39.142Z"}