The heart is the place of intention. Mumbling words such as “I intend to pray such prayer or such number of rak’aat, or I intend to fast, or do such act of worship or another,” just before starting prayer is a bid’ah which was practiced neither by the Prophet (pbuh) nor his companions, nor by their followers.
Uttering the above words of niyyah allows shaitaan to put irrelevant words in the mouth of the person who utters the niyyah. Do you remember at one time or another that once you stood up for dhuhr prayer and discovered yourself saying, “I intend to pray four rak’aat of Isha,” or when you were standing for Asr prayer you made your intention to pray fajr instead? This confusion is from shaitan. Had you kept silent, shaitan would have no chance of confusing you.
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