Mistakes in Prayer
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Is the prayer of one who, having erred in the third rak'ah, began reciting the tashahhud with the intention of the first tashahhud, then completed it, rose for the last rak'ah, and then said the salam, valid, or must it be repeated?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who makes mistakes in reciting Al-Fatiha or the takbirat, and what should we do if we discover his mistake during the prayer, and is it obligatory to repeat the prayers that are found to have been invalid?
Should the worshiper base their action on the minimum when in doubt between two prostrations, or on the maximum to definitively cut off intrusive thoughts (waswas)? And should they base their action on the minimum when in doubt about the number of adhkar (remembrances), or should they repeat the dhikr anew?
What is the ruling on someone who sat after the first rak'ah in a four-rak'ah prayer, then remembered before the tasbeeh and stood up to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) before the salutation? Is his action considered an act of forgetfulness? And what is the ruling on a congregant (ma'mum) who did not forget but performed the prostration of forgetfulness with the imam? And what is the ruling on one who did not forget and did not perform the prostration of forgetfulness with the imam?
Is it obligatory to interrupt one's ablution (wudu') and prayer and repeat them if intrusive thoughts and imaginations occur during them, or is that considered a whisper (waswasah) that should be ignored?
If a worshipper stands for the fourth rak'ah and does not sit for the final tashahhud, and then remembers or is reminded by someone, should he return to a sitting position, or should he complete it and pray a fifth rak'ah, then perform the two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
Is it forbidden to agree with a young man to continue gradual communication with the intention of completely severing the relationship after a certain period of time so that he can marry her, knowing that there is a prohibition in this temporary communication?
Is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) obligatory for someone who joins the imam, thinking he is in the tashahhud or a specific rak'ah, only to find him in a different part of the prayer? And is the prostration of forgetfulness obligatory for someone who joins the imam late, then forgets (makes a mistake) in the takbeers other than the opening takbeer, or forgets in the rak'ahs he completes after the imam's salutation?
If you were inattentive during prayer behind the Imam, then realized that you had not missed a rak'ah, is it permissible for you to sit and say the Tasleem immediately, or is Sujood As-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) obligatory upon you?
Is it permissible to pray behind a father who makes mistakes in the rules of Tajweed, and is the daughter sinful for not correcting him?
Is it better to pray in a more distant mosque if the imam is a beginner and makes many mistakes, and is the prayer valid behind an imam accused of wickedness, but whose guilt has not been proven?
What should someone do who forgot one rak'ah of a four-rak'ah prayer after the Tasleem, and had joined the prayer late by two rak'ahs?
Is it permissible to pray behind an imam who does not recite Al-Fatiha proficiently due to extreme speed, who reads from the Mushaf during Dhuhr prayer, and who prays the Sunnah after Asr prayer, despite being aware of these mistakes and insisting upon them?
What should the worshipper do if his lower garment falls off during the imam's prostration, so he catches the second prostration but misses the first? And what should the worshipper do if he forgets a pillar or an obligation?
What is the ruling on frequent doubt in prayer, especially when doubting the omission of a pillar or a duty, and is it permissible to interrupt the prayer and repeat what was doubted, or is it obligatory to complete the prayer and then perform the prostration of forgetfulness, and what about someone who is not at ease with ignoring these whispers and feels that their prayer is incomplete?
What is the ruling on someone who doubted the invalidity of their prayer, then remembered its validity after intending to repeat it? And is it permissible to suffice with washing some parts of the wudu' twice and others three times in order to catch the congregational prayer?
What is the meaning of "investigation" (al-taharri) in the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw), and what is required of a woman if she conceals her voice during a prayer meant to be recited aloud, or recites aloud during a prayer meant to be recited silently?
Is the prayer of one who forgot the Tashahhud in the second rak'ah of the Asr prayer, then completed the Tashahhud before the Taslim, then remembered and completed his prayer and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) after the fourth rak'ah, valid? And was his prostration in its correct place?
Does the intense feeling of waswās (whispers/obsessive thoughts) during prayer, which leads to abandoning it, and connecting that with a bad ending (sū' al-khātimah) and seeing specific dreams, signify a bad ending, or is there a solution to this prayer problem?
What is the ruling on an inadvertent addition to the prayer, such as reciting a surah or the Basmalah after Al-Fatihah in the third and fourth rak'ahs of a fard prayer, or reciting the Ibrahimiya prayer (or part of it) in the middle Tashahhud?
What is the ruling on repeating the takbirat al-intiqal (transitional takbir) in prayer due to doubt, and what is the ruling on a prayer performed in this manner?
What is the ruling regarding an Imam who forgot to perform the Tashahhud in the second rak'ah of the Maghrib prayer, then stood up for the third rak'ah, and when alerted by the congregants, he thought he was in the third rak'ah, so he sat and made the tasleem, then rectified the situation and completed his prayer and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
What should one do who prostrated a single prostration of forgetfulness instead of two, after discovering that?
I forgot and prayed without saying the tashahhud after two rak'ahs?