Mistakes in Prayer
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Is it obligatory to repeat the Asr prayer after adding a third prostration to it due to obsessive thoughts, knowing that the addition occurred after hesitation and recollection during prostration?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who makes mistakes in reciting Al-Fatihah, such as saying "Al-Hamd" instead of "Al-Hamd," and makes mistakes in some verses, knowing that he is Pakistani and was appointed to deputize for the official Imam and receives a salary, and despite the presence of those who recite well but do not step forward?
Is listening to the person next to the worshiper to confirm the position of the rak'ah considered spying?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who doubted which rak'ah she was in, then she strongly presumed she was in the third rak'ah and forgot the first tashahhud, so she completed her prayer and performed the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
What is the ruling on repeated confusion in prayer between Dhuhr and Asr, when each obligatory prayer is performed on time in congregation?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who, out of forgetfulness, bowed behind the Imam in a silent prayer before completing the recitation of Al-Fatiha?
Does what you have mentioned mean that whoever is afflicted with doubt does not care about his doubts except regarding the number of rak'ahs or prostrations, where he bases his decision on the greater number and performs the prostration of forgetfulness?
What is the ruling on forgetting the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) before the tasleem (final salutation) in prayer? And does one prostrate after the tasleem, recite the tahiyyat and salutations upon the Prophet, and then give the tasleem again? And is this action correct?
What is the ruling on the Maghrib prayer in which the Imam performed a third prostration in the second rak'ah instead of sitting for the first tashahhud, then sat for the tashahhud without saying "Allahu Akbar" while the congregants were prostrating, and then performed a prostration of forgetfulness (sujood ba'di)?
Does the Friday Prayer become invalid by adding two non-obligatory prostrations before it? And what should the Imam and the congregants do after they disperse if the prayer is invalid?
If someone forgets a prostration, should they start directly with the prostration or with sitting between the two prostrations?
What should I do after towing a car with a shopping cart in it, being late for 'Isha prayer, and not waiting for or looking for its owner, who is most likely not Muslim?
Is the prayer valid if one doubts its type while sitting between the two prostrations, then remembers its type when moving to prostrate?
When is the supplication "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave" recited during the prayer for forgetfulness prostrations (sujood as-sahw)? Is it before or after them?
What are the widespread errors and innovations (bid'ah) in prayer, such as adding "ta'alayta" (You are exalted) in the dhikr or saying "wa 'alaykum as-salam" (and upon you be peace) after "Allahumma Antas-Salam wa minkas-salam" (O Allah, You are As-Salam [the Giver of Peace], and from You comes all peace), that could be written on a sign to be hung in the mosque to combat these innovations?
How should an illiterate person who does not memorize the Qur’an well pray, such as my mother who cannot read and makes mistakes in Surat Al-Fatihah and Surat Al-Ikhlas? Is what she memorizes from Al-Fatihah sufficient for her? And am I sinful for advising her to be content with Al-Fatihah?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who completes the word "akbar" when already close to prostration or actually prostrating, or who errs in pronouncing "Allahu akbar" by replacing the letter "ra" with "lam" or by saying "Allahu wa kabbar" while prostrating or sitting for the Tashahhud? And is it obligatory to repeat the prayer or only the takbir, knowing that the takbirat of transition are a sunnah according to the Shafi'i school?
Is the prayer valid for someone who intended to pray Asr, then doubted during it whether it was Maghrib, so he completed it as three rak'ahs and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)? And is it permissible to delay the prostration of forgetfulness until he remembers it?
What is the validity of the Tarawih prayer if the Imam makes a mistake and stands up for a third rak'ah, and the congregants say "SubhanAllah" to him, but he continues his prayer and then brings a fourth?
Is the prayer of one who doubts their recitation of "Muhammad is His servant and messenger" and repeats it without repeating the Tashahhud from the beginning invalidated? And is "salli" (send blessings) written with or without a yaa' (ي)? And is "Muhammadun" (Muhammad, nominative) or "Muhammadan" (Muhammad, accusative) used in the Tashahhud? And is the prayer of one who sometimes pronounces it "Muhammadun" and sometimes "Muhammadan" invalidated?
Is it obligatory to make up prayers in which there was hesitation and whispering (waswasa) regarding the pronunciation of the word "peace" (al-Salam) in the taslim, such that "al-Sa-" was pronounced, then the worshiper paused briefly before completing the taslim? And does this invalidate the prayer, or is it considered stuttering?
What is the way to get rid of the numerous intrusive thoughts that come during prayer and at many other times, and which cause a feeling of unease?
Is it permissible to be led in prayer by an imam who makes mistakes in reciting Al-Fatihah (by extending the "Alif" in "Al-Hamd," by vocalizing the "noon" in "Ar-Rahman" with sukoon, and by adding a "yaa" in "ghayril maghdoobi alayhim"), and who does not complete the bowing, and what is the ruling on past prayers performed behind him?
What is the ruling on the 'Asr prayer if the Imam forgot the last Tashahhud, then stood up, then returned to recite the Tashahhud and performed the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) before the tasleem?