Intention (Niyyat)
952. A person should offer prayers with the intention of Qurbat, i.e. complying with the orders of the Almighty Allah. It is not, however, necessary that he should make the Niyyat pass through his mind, or should, for example, utter: "I am offering four Rak’ats of Zuhr prayers Qurbatan ila – llah. Rather, while offering Namaz – e – Ihtiyat, as per obligatory precaution, one should not utter the Niyyat.
