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Is the prayer of one who made a mistake in some of its postures, such as vocalizing where one should be silent, or made a mistake in pronouncing some words, while ignorant of that and unintentionally, valid and sufficient for him, or must he repeat it, and is expiation required for that?

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The prayer is not invalidated by reciting aloud in a place where silence is prescribed, or vice-versa. However, it is sunnah (recommended) to observe each in its proper place. According to the Maliki school, prostration of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw) is performed for both cases. If the error in prayer relates to the Fatihah, the opening takbir (takbirat al-ihram), or the obligatory portion of the tashahhud, in a way that changes the meaning, and the worshipper was able to correct it, then he must make up the prayers he performed with this error, because a Muslim is obligated to learn the rulings of prayer.

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