Sujud
Sujud is prostration in prayer: placing the forehead, nose, palms, knees, and toes on the ground. Each rakah includes two. Hadith describe it as a position of particular closeness to God.
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Is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) obligatory for the imam who forgot to say the takbir (Allahu Akbar) when rising from the prostration of recitation (sujud al-tilawah) in an obligatory prayer, and should it be before or after the salam?
The takbir (saying "Allahu Akbar") when prostrating for recitation (sujud al-tilawah) and when rising from it during prayer is legislated, due to the general practice of the Prophet, peace be upon him, of saying takbir…
Is Sujud As-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) obligatory upon us due to the Imam standing for a fifth rak'ah, then returning to the Tashahhud and making the Tasleem without performing Sujud As-Sahw?
If a worshiper stands up for an extra unit of prayer (rak'ah) and remembers before fully rising from the sitting position, there is no prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) required. However, if he has fully…
Is Sujud As-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) obligatory if the recitation of Al-Fatiha and the final Tashahhud was repeated due to doubt regarding parts of them, and Sujud As-Sahw was performed after the Tasleem (salutation of peace)? And is Sujud As-Sahw valid after the Tasleem in this case?
Whoever doubts having omitted something from the Fatiha, and repeats it before bowing, or doubts having omitted something from the final Tashahhud, and repeats it before saluting, is not required to perform the…
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Is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) obligatory for the congregant (ma'mum) if he doubts the glorification (tasbih) of the bowing (ruku'), even if the imam did not prostrate?
What is the ruling on someone who interrupted the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) after finishing the prayer, then repeated it due to a doubt that occurred to him while saying the takbir for it, and does his prayer become invalidated by that?
What is the ruling regarding a congregant who performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) thinking that the imam had done so, then completed his prayer, performed a new rak'ah, and performed the prostration of forgetfulness?