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What is the ruling on someone who made two mistakes in their prayer and intended to perform the prostration of forgetfulness for one of them, but not the other, due to ignorance or forgetfulness, such as someone who added to and omitted from the prayer and performed the prostration of forgetfulness for the omission but not for the addition?

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If someone makes two mistakes (adding and subtracting) in their prayer, they only need to perform two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw), and their prayer remains valid.

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