Regarding the Prophet ﷺ as Hadir wa Nazir at the Salam in Tashahhud, and Collecting Donations for Niyaz and Fatiha

Question

(1) At the time of the salam in at-Tahiyyat (the tashahhud), to hold in mind that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is present and watching (hadir wa nazir) and is hearing the salam. (2) If donations are collected in the name of Hazrat Imam Husayn ﵁ or of some Companion or saint (wali) and a fatiha is held, and the name of Allah the Exalted is not included in it — will eating that food be permissible or not?

Answer

Answer of the Dar al-Ifta of Jami‘a Na‘imiyya, Muradabad The noble muftis have stated explicitly that the blessed at-Tahiyyat is to be recited with the intention of enunciation (insha’), not with the intention of reporting (ikhbar). In “al-Durr al-Mukhtar” (p. 342)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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