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I used pay two rakat after Magrib (we call it NAFILA but I don't know if this it actual name in Arabic). However, yesterday I had the intention not to pray these two rakat if after magrib the restaurant is opened (mostly because after a few minutes the restaurant can be full). I had the intention to let these two rakat for eating. After the prayer is done, the restaurant was not open, so I stayed in the mosque and prayed the two rakats.
My Question is: Will my prayer be accepted??
You start getting reward of a good deed from time you have its intention.
First your intention was to not pray nafil if restaurant was open, during that time you was not getting reward of intention of a good deed.
But after salah when you saw restaurant was closed and you started the nafil prayer with intention, then you got its reward and InshaAllah it was accepted.
For future always have intention that you will do any good deed, even if later due to some factor you decide not to do it or you could not do it, at least you will have reward for your intentions till that time.
Nafila. I am from burkina faso, there, we call these prayersNafila(2 prayers after Dhuhr, Magrib, 3 after Isha.). I want to know if it is the right word in arabic.