Mistakes in Prayer
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Was what I did correct, in that I made a mistake in uttering the Taslim in the Dhuhr prayer, so I said "Peace be upon you, O Most Merciful of the merciful," then I corrected myself and said "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah," then I performed the prostration of forgetfulness after the Taslim, and felt a release of wind, and when performing ablution for the Asr prayer, I performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness for the Dhuhr prayer?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who, during the last Tashahhud, doubted whether he had performed the sitting between the two prostrations, then changed his intention to rectify that, then returned to the Tashahhud, and performed the prostration of forgetfulness at the end of the prayer? Does the prayer become invalid thereby, and what is incumbent upon him if five days have passed since this prayer?
Is a prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) obligatory for someone who emits a slight whistle when pronouncing the letter "ra" during prayer, or whose voice involuntarily rises when reciting a small part of a word, knowing that he read words from Ibn ‘Uthaymeen stating that one does not prostrate for unintentional loud recitation in an inappropriate place?
Is prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) necessary if some words or elongations (mudud) of Al-Fatiha are repeated—due to doubt about the correct pronunciation—like one who recites Al-Fatiha twice?
Must a Muslim repeat his prayer if he doubts his sitting (whether it is for the Tashahhud or between the two prostrations), then assumes the minimum and considers it the sitting between the two prostrations, and when he is about to perform the second prostration, it becomes clear to him that he has completed the two prostrations, so he returns and completes the Tashahhud and salutes, then performs the two prostrations of forgetfulness, knowing that he frequently experiences forgetfulness and doubt?
- Does a person suffering from religious scrupulosity (waswas) not care about repeating the takbir (Allahu Akbar) in prayer? - Is the inability to pronounce the madd (elongation) in "ولا الضالين" (walad-dalleen) or excessive pausing on the lam after the madd (elongation) alif considered to invalidate the prayer? - Is it permissible for a person suffering from religious scrupulosity to recite Al-Fatiha aloud in silent prayers to avoid mispronouncing letters? - Does mispronouncing the word "الله" (Allah) as "اللاهي" (Al-Lahi) in Al-Fatiha invalidate the prayer? - What is the correct action for a person suffering from religious scrupulosity who feels a change in intention during prayer? - Is a person suffering from religious scrupulosity required to make up missed prayers in order? - Is the doubt experienced by a person suffering from religious scrupulosity regarding intention and takbir considered an obsessive doubt (shakk mustankah)? - Is it forbidden for a person suffering from religious scrupulosity to be unwilling to make up many missed prayers daily? - Is reciting Al-Fatiha aloud and repeating verses out of fear of family considered hypocrisy (riya’)? - Does reciting Al-Fatiha once, regardless of errors, invalidate the prayer as a treatment for scrupulosity?
Is my prayer valid if I prayed Maghrib alone, and after the first rak'ah, I sat for the first tashahhud, thinking I was in the second rak'ah, then I remembered that I had only prayed one rak'ah, so I made the rak'ah I was in the second and sat in it for the first tashahhud, then I stood for the third rak'ah and completed the prayer, and performed the prostration of forgetfulness before giving the salutation?
What is the ruling on someone who, after rising from rukūʿ, inadvertently said "Allāhu akbar" and bowed again, then remembered and proceeded to prostrate, and then said "Allāhu akbar" again to transition from bowing to prostration? And does the prayer become void due to the extra takbīr? And what is the ruling on someone who inadvertently performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujūd al-sahw) before the salām instead of after the salām?
Is anything incumbent upon me if I faltered after rising from bowing (rukuʿ) and said, "Allāh heard him who praised Him," then repeated the remembrance, "Allāh heard him who praised Him; our Lord, and to You be praise, good, blessed praise in it," while standing?
Is it obligatory for the congregant to perform an extra rak'ah after the Imam finishes if he doubts having recited Al-Fatihah, while he believes it to be obligatory, or is he permitted to contravene what he holds to be sound?
Does the prayer of one who drops the hamza in "an'amta" and adds a waw after "na'budu" in Al-Fatiha become invalid, and must one repeat the prayer behind him?
Does the prayer of one who moved to salute before completing the Tashahhud, then returned to complete it and salute, become void? And is it obligatory to repeat the prayers in which the same thing was done out of ignorance? And how is the number of these prayers determined?
Should one abandon the re-recitation of Surat Al-Fatihah and the takbirat al-ihram when in doubt about them due to waswasah (obsessive whispering), and suffice with the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)? Or should one act upon the predominant assumption, even though they are pillars of the prayer? And how should the intention (niyyah) be made in prayer?
Is my prayer valid if I intended to pray Fajr but then recalled in my heart that it was the Friday prayer by mistake, and is what Ibn Uthaymeen said considered to make my prayer valid?
Is the prayer of one who says "Our Lord, and to You be the praise" during prostration out of forgetfulness valid, considering his suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder? And is it permissible for him to follow other schools of thought to ease his obsessions? And what is the ruling on his past prayers that he performed with an incorrect ijtihaad (independent reasoning)?
Is the feeling of remorse and depression after performing Umrah, due to past mistakes that led to divorce, an indication of the acceptance of Umrah?
Does the worshiper sit for the Tashahhud after the two prostrations of forgetfulness, and does the follower (ma'mum) follow the imam in them?
What should one do who made a mistake in the last tashahhud and then said the taslim?
What is the ruling regarding someone who prayed ʿAsr and his brother doubted that he had performed only one prostration in the second rakʿah, knowing that the doubt occurred during the prayer and that the brother is not certain?
What is the ruling on the following action when in doubt about the number of prostrations after the final Tashahhud: interrupting the Tashahhud, then performing two prostrations, then repeating the entire Tashahhud, then performing the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) and the Tasleem? And does the prayer become invalid if this action was a mistake? And what is the correct action to take when in doubt about the number of prostrations?
Is my prayer valid if I doubted having performed the second rak'ah during the first tashahhud, then stood up to perform it, then remembered that I had already performed it and made this rak'ah the third, and completed the prayer and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
What is the ruling regarding my prayer in which I doubted the number of Rak'ahs and favored the larger number, but did not perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)? And what should I do if I don't know exactly which prayer it was, though I predominantly believe it was the Maghrib prayer?
Does intentionally pausing recitation of Al-Fatiha invalidate the prayer for the worshipper to determine which prayer he is performing?
Are the prayers in which a great deal of forgetfulness occurs and are compensated for by the prostration of forgetfulness valid, or must they be made up? And is it permissible to make up three prayers with one obligatory prayer?