What is the ruling on the prayer of the Imam and the congregants if the Imam forgot a prostration (sajdah) in the last unit (rak'ah) and was reminded by a congregant, whereupon the Imam completed it, performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw), and then said the salutations of peace (tasleem)?
The Imam should not heed the提醒 of the worshipper unless he is highly certain of its truthfulness. Therefore, the Imam's action is correct as long as he is not highly certain that he missed a prostration, and his prayer is valid.
As for the worshippers: Whoever is not certain or highly certain that a prostration was missed, their prayer is valid. Whoever is certain or highly certain that the Imam missed a prostration and followed him, their prayer is invalid and must be repeated. Whoever alerted the Imam, but he did not heed, and then prostrated for himself and then said the salām after repeating the , their prayer is valid.
Regarding the worshipper who alerted the Imam verbally, the same rules apply to him as to others regarding the validity or invalidity of the prayer. His prayer is not invalidated by his saying "the second prostration" if it was for the purpose of correcting the prayer.
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