What is the difference between the following types of intentions in actions?
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- Desired Intention: This means that a particular action is not established as obligatory in religious law according to the authority, but there is a weak narration, for example, suggesting its desirability. The authority may issue a fatwa allowing the action to be performed out of hope for its desirability, meaning hoping to gain reward if it is established in God's knowledge, as is the case with many supplications. An example of this is the Friday washing after noon, which some jurists have not established as recommended at that time, but they permit it to be done out of hope for its desirability.
- As for precaution, it is divided into two categories:
Recommended Precaution: This is a precaution that the obligated person may choose to abandon. For instance, if a jurist says: It is sufficient in the third unit of prayer to recite the glorification once, but it is recommended (as a precaution) to recite it three times, here the obligated person has the choice to follow the recommendation or to abandon it.
Obligatory Precaution: This is a precaution that leaves the obligated person with the option of either performing it or following another jurist, considering the conditions. For example, if a jurist states: It is obligatory as a precaution to recite the glorifications three times in the third and fourth units of prayer, then the obligated person must either recite the glorifications three times or refer to another jurist who only requires it once.
- Regarding what is in the debt: This means that the obligated person knows that they have a debt to fulfill a prayer consisting of four units, but they do not know whether it is the afternoon or evening prayer, knowing that they are only indebted for one of them. In this case, they are not required to perform two prayers but should perform four units regarding what is in their debt, intending what their obligation is.
May you be successful in all good.