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Does the prayer become void if the Abrahamic prayer is recited by mistake in the first Tashahhud and not completed, and the prostration of forgetfulness is not performed?

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Scholars have differed on the ruling of reciting the Abrahamic Salawat (prayer) in the first Tashahhud, holding two opinions:

1. It should not be recited in the first Tashahhud. This is the view of Ibn Qudamah, Al-Nakha'i, Al-Thawri, and Ishaq. 2. It is recommended to recite it in the first Tashahhud. This is the new view of Al-Shafi'i, as well as the opinion of Al-Nawawi, Ibn Hubayra, Al-Ajurri, and Ibn Baz.

Based on the opinion that it is recommended, whoever recites it has performed a recommended act. Based on the opinion that it is not recommended, if one recites it by mistake, it is recommended for them to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (Sujud Al-Sahw) because they uttered a prescribed remembrance in an inappropriate place.

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