Islam Question and Answer - Forgetfulness During Prayer

Mon 8/9/1429 - 8/9/2008

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Principles of Fiqh » Jurisprudence and Islamic Rulings » Acts of Worship » Prayer

Forgetfulness During Prayer

1		Should he take his cue from the person next to him if he is unsure about the number of rak’ahs?.	23424
2		He forgot and said Allaahu akbar instead of Sami’aAllaahu liman hamidah.	115115
3		Should a latecomer count an extra rak’ah done with the imam? .	49046
4		If a person forgets a Sunnah of the prayer, should he do the prostration of forgetfulness?.	112077
5		He said salaam before the end of the prayer by mistake then he started another prayer.	104107
6		Reasons for doing the prostration of forgetfulness .	12527
7		The imam sat briefly after the third rak’ah and the people praying behind him alerted him to that; should he do the prostration of forgetfulness?.	99303
8		He did the first sajdah of sujood al-sahw (prostrations for forgetfulness in the prayer), then he remembered that he did not do anything that required sujood al-sahw.	10230
9		Is there a Tashahhud after Sujood al-Sahw?.	7895
10		What is the ruling on sahw (forgetfulness) in prayer? .	8646
11		If the imam stands up for a fifth rak’ah.	98453
12		Not doing sujood al-sahw in order to ward off waswaas (insinuating whispers from the Shaytaan) .	10271
13		Sujood Ul-Sahw if in doubt while praying.	211
14		If a person does not do the obligatory prostration of forgetfulness.	95410
15		The imaam forgot and stood up for a third rak’ah in Salaat al-Taraaweeh,then he sat down.	8413

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