Sunnahs 44–47: Turning for Salaam and Whom to Intend

The Sunnahs of Prayer, Part 3: Final Sitting, Salaam, and Adab

وَالِالْتِفَاتُ يَمِينًا ثُمَّ يَسَارًا بِالتَّسْلِيمَتَيْنِ ... وَنِيَّةُ الْإِمَامِ الرِّجَالَ وَالْحَفَظَةَ وَصَالِحَ الْجِنِّ ... وَنِيَّةُ الْمَأْمُومِ إِمَامَهُ ... وَنِيَّةُ الْمُنْفَرِدِ الْمَلَائِكَةَ فَقَطْ

44. Turn right, then left, for the two Salaams.
45. The Imam intends those on the relevant side together with the guardian angels and righteous jinn as stated by the text.
46. The follower also includes the Imam in the direction in which the Imam is located; if exactly level, the source mentions intending him in both.
47. The solitary worshipper intends the angels.