Mistakes in Prayer
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Is it obligatory to immediately research the ruling on a mistake that occurred during prayer when in doubt about its invalidity, knowing its nullifiers, especially if the mistake relates to preventing some limbs from reaching the ground during prostration, standing, and sitting due to a thick or thin prayer rug?
Does stuttering in the second tasleem of prayer and correcting it after a pause invalidate the prayer?
Must one make up the 'Ishā prayer if the congregant (ma'mūm) said the salām with the Imām before completing the missed rak'ah out of ignorance, and if it is obligatory to make it up, when should that be?
Is it permissible to pray in the mosque behind the aforementioned imam, who is characterized by slandering the Companions, altering the facts of the Sirah, defaming people, making mistakes in some historical information, prolonging the sermon and shortening the prayer, and having problems with his articulation points and speed of recitation in prayer?
What is the ruling on one who doubts their prayer and wishes to repeat it?
Does the prayer of a common worshiper following an Imam become invalid if he adds two prostration of forgetfulness (Sajdat al-Sahw), believing that the Imam has made a mistake, or is he excused due to his ignorance?
Does slight doubt about the number of prostrations resulting from absentmindedness during prayer necessitate the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw), and must the prayer in which this absentmindedness occurred be repeated?
What is the evidence for the obligation of performing the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) for someone who omitted a verse from Al-Fatiha during prayer?
What is the ruling on the prayer of an imam who prostrated once in a rak'ah, then stood up for the next rak'ah, and when the worshippers alerted him, he returned to prostrate without sitting between the two prostrations, according to the Maliki school of thought?
What should I do about the excessive waswasah (whisperings/obsessive thoughts) that afflict me during ablution (wudu’) and prayer (salah), which cause me to repeat the ablution or parts of the prayer repeatedly, even though I am sometimes certain that I have completed them?
What should one do who has bowed twice inadvertently in a single rak'ah?
Must a worshiper return to prostrate himself before sitting for the Tashahhud if he rises from the second prostration, intending to stand, and then remembers that he has added a Rak'ah or forgotten the first Tashahhud?
Does the prayer of the congregant become void if he performs the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) after the Imam’s tasleem, assuming the Imam had forgotten due to his sitting for the resting pause (jalsat al-istirāḥah), and then he objects to the Imam for not performing the prostrations of forgetfulness? Is he excused for his ignorance, and is his prayer pardoned?
What is the meaning of not paying attention to the whispers (waswas) of ablution (wudu) and prayer (salat), and does this include continuing to perform acts of worship despite feeling that they are not accepted or are invalid, and overcoming whispers such as "I have not entered into prayer" simply by saying the opening takbir, as a way to gradually get rid of these whispers?
What is the ruling on memory weakness and the inability to remember the number of rak'ahs in prayer, or what was recited in it, or to concentrate during ablution, or when voices are loud?
What is incumbent upon worshipers who bowed instead of prostrating after the Imam recited a verse of prostration in the prayer?
Is prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) sufficient if a worshipper recites half of the first tashahhud and then says the taslim, or must the prayer be repeated?
Is repeating the opening "Allahu Akbar" (Takbirat al-Ihram) after the first intention and before the opening supplication (Du'a al-Istiftah) in a silent prayer, without the knowledge of the congregants, considered to invalidate the prayer, especially given the belief that this action stems from a satanic whisper (waswasah)?
Is it obligatory for someone who finds difficulty completing the recitation of verses while leading congregational prayers due to shortness of breath to refrain from leading prayers and instead pray with the congregation, especially if most of the congregants do not know Arabic well or are unaware of the rules of diacritics?
Is the prayer valid if I joined the Imam in the last rak'ah of the Dhuhr prayer, then stood up for the second rak'ah after the Imam had said the Taslim, and prayed two rak'ahs and sat for the Tashahhud, then stood up for the last rak'ah and sat for the Tashahhud?
What is the solution to the problem of frequent doubt concerning the performance of all the pillars and obligatory acts of prayer, and is the prayer acceptable despite these doubts?
Do satanic thoughts, which suggest the presence of Satan and the commission of certain acts during prayer, make it difficult to perform?
Is a prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) required in the two cases of forgetting to recite verses after the Fatiha and remembering before bowing, or attempting to stand up after the prostration of the last rak'ah in Isha prayer and then remembering before fully rising?
Is the Imam's prayer valid if he did not sit for the middle Tashahhud and completed his prayer and prostrated for forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw), while the congregants behind him did not complete it, and should the congregants have completed the prayer with him no matter what mistake he made?