Mistakes in Prayer
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Does the worshipper's correction of the Imam after bowing, and the Imam's return to correct the recitation and then bow again, necessitate sujood al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) for the Imam and the congregants, and is what they did correct?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who, as Imam, forgot a prostration before the Tasleem, whereupon the congregants alerted him, and he then completed the prostration of forgetfulness and then said the Tasleem, and they requested that the entire prayer be repeated—does he repeat it with them or not?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to seek refuge in Allah and spit to their left three times during prayer if they feel the whispers of Satan, or should they do that after or before the prayer?
Is it obligatory to continue building upon the most (likely number of units performed) in prayer when doubts about Al-Fatiha, Takbir, or Tasbih recur daily, or is there another solution?
Is acting upon the preponderance of belief that one did not say "Subhana Rabbi al-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) during prostration correct, and what are the consequences if it is incorrect, and is it obligatory for someone who finds this difficult to make up for it?
Is it permissible for a worshiper who has performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) and then made the taslim (greeting of peace) to return to prostration again if he doubts whether he completed the prostration of forgetfulness, and is his prayer valid?
Is the melodic error (laḥn) that occurred in the Takbir not invalidate the prayer, so I should disregard it due to obsessive thoughts, or is it obligatory to repeat the ‘Asr prayer that I already repeated, or must I repeat all the prayers of the day, and what is required of my wife who prayed behind me?
Are my previous prayers invalid because I used to say in prostration "Subhana Rabbi al-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) with a fatha over the yaa in "Rabbi" instead of a kasra, even though I know now that it should have a kasra, given that I had doubts about how to pronounce it previously but did not ask?
What should I do about the recurring thought of interrupting prayer while performing it, and am I obligated to repeat it for the third time, knowing that I am someone who is often afflicted with doubt concerning purity, Al-Fatihah, prostrations, and rak'ahs?
Is it necessary to perform the opening Takbir (Takbirat Al-Ihram) when resuming prayer after having said the Taslim (salutation) mistakenly after two rak'ahs of Dhuhr prayer?
What is the ruling on prayer if the one being led in prayer (ma'mum) doubts whether he completed the Fatiha after being distracted by correcting the imam, bearing in mind that reading the Fatiha is not a pillar (rukn) for the one being led in prayer according to the majority of scholars?
What is the ruling on one who moved his head to say the salutation, then remembered that he had not recited half of the last tashahhud, so he brought his head back, completed the tashahhud, and then said the salutation?
What is the ruling regarding my previous prayers, and do I have to repeat them, given that I used to make mistakes in the Tashahhud by adding "lillahi ta'ala (for Allah Almighty)" after "at-tayyibat (good things)," and by emphasizing the "nun" in "an la ilaha illa Allah (that there is no god but Allah)"?
Is it valid to cancel a rak'ah and return to it when in doubt about the rukoo' (bowing) after descending for sujood (prostration), and is it obligatory to repeat the prayers in which this occurred?
What is the ruling on doubting the pronunciation of a word in the Tashahhud or Al-Fatihah, and is it permissible to repeat only that word and what follows it if the doubt occurred after starting the prayer upon the Prophet, or after saying "Ameen," or after beginning the surah that follows Al-Fatihah?
Does the average person, who is not obsessive, build upon at least all acts of worship, and has a Hadith been reported with this meaning?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who does not recite Al-Fatihah well or makes mistakes in it, and what is the validity of the prayer if the worshiper behind him is unaware of this? And what is the ruling on prayer if the Imam's voice is not clear when he recites Al-Fatihah?
Is it obligatory to repeat prayers in which there was frequent doubt due to obsessive whispering, and how can one distinguish between true doubt and the whispering of Satan?
Is one who misses Fajr prayer and wakes up after sunrise sinful, and what is its expiation?
Is it permissible for someone who inadvertently omitted the takbirat al-intiqal (the takbir said when moving between postures in prayer) not to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw)?
Is it permissible to pray in a mosque where the regular imam does not lead the prayers, leaving anyone to lead us, with some muezzins having Tajweed and grammatical errors, and is the prayer valid in it given the presence of other mosques in the area?
What should I do concerning the prayers in which I doubted having forgotten a pillar, and then completed the prayer and performed an additional rak'ah after the tashahhud, or canceled the rak'ah and performed another in its place, knowing that this doubt occurred frequently and I now suffer from obsessive doubts (waswas) in prayer?
Should I add a rak'ah, say the taslim, and perform the prostrations of forgetfulness if someone tells me that I prayed one rak'ah instead of two, given my frequent doubts and tendency to build upon an increase in my prayer?
Is the Fajr prayer valid if the Imam bowed at the spot of the prostration of recitation, then performed it after being alerted by the congregants, and did not perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?