Is It Sinful to Switch My Intention from Fard to Sunna During Prayer?—Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat


Hanafi Fiqh

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Question

Is it sinful to switch my intention from Fard to Sunna during prayer?

Answer

In this video, Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat clarifies whether it is permissible to change one’s intention from a Fard (obligatory) to a Sunna (recommended) prayer during the act of prayer, and if doing so is sinful.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.