How are prayers "patched up"?
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"Patching" the prayer means rectifying and addressing any deficiencies that occurred in it. If the increase in prayer was due to forgetfulness, or the omission of a confirmed was due to forgetfulness, it is rectified by the prostration of forgetfulness ( al-sahw). However, the omission of a condition () or a pillar (rukn) is not rectified by the prostration of forgetfulness; rather, it must be performed if it was omitted due to forgetfulness. If it was omitted intentionally, the prayer becomes invalid.
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