Mistakes in Prayer
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How can the imam's mistake be corrected when reciting the congregational prayer for women, as it is recited silently, and what is the ruling on the prayer in this case?
What is the ruling on the forehead springing back up unintentionally during prostration, and is that considered an addition of a pillar?
How can one perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) outside of prayer?
If a worshiper forgets the sitting between the two prostrations or prostrates only once, and remembers this while in the final Tashahhud or at its beginning, would the Tashahhud sitting suffice for the sitting between the two prostrations so that he may complete his prostrations and then recite the Tashahhud, or what should he do?
What is the ruling on my prayer and what ensues from it in terms of prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) and repetition, after I prayed with a congregation that erred in the number of rak'ahs, then I greeted (salāmed) and rejoined them again to complete it?
Does one who doubts their recitation of Surat Al-Fatiha in prayer, such as doubting whether they forgot a verse from it or doubting the correctness of their recitation in all rak'ahs, have to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
What is the ruling on a husband cursing his son, expelling him from the house, and calling him by abusive names, under the guise of upbringing, and is this method correct for dealing with a son's shortcomings in supererogatory prayers despite his maintaining the obligatory ones?
Is "Salat al-Ruqa" truly in existence, or is it an innovation?
What is absentmindedness during prayer, and what is the legal ruling concerning it?
Is it permissible for a husband to lead his wife in prayer if he makes mistakes in recitation while she has memorized the Qur’an?
Must I repeat the 'Isha prayer that I performed in congregation six years ago, knowing that I was not sure whether it was three rak'ahs or four, and am I sinful for delaying knowledge of the legal ruling until now?
What is the ruling on repeating the Asr prayer by mistake, and how should one deal with colleagues' mockery of this situation?
Is the feeling of anxiety and trembling before leading the prayer, followed by calmness after the first Rak'ah, considered an illness or hypocrisy?
What should one do who forgot to sit for the first Tashahhud in the second rak'ah and remembered this in the third rak'ah: should he sit then complete his prayer, or should he complete his prayer with a single sitting, and does he have to repeat the prayer or perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
What is the prostration of forgetfulness (Sujud Al-Sahw), how is it performed, and when is its time? What is the ruling for one who doubts during their prayer, such as doubting whether they said "Subhana Rabbi Al-Azeem" or not, or doubting whether they prostrated or not? What should they do, and do they perform the prostration of forgetfulness?
What is the ruling on someone who was praying behind an Imam, and the Imam made a mistake, such that the worshiper bowed, thinking that the Imam had bowed, when another person said "Allahu Akbar" to begin prayer, and the worshiper remained in his bowing position until the Imam bowed?
What is the ruling regarding a four-rak'ah prayer (like Asr) led by the Imam who performed only three rak'ahs by mistake, and no one alerted him until after the Taslim and Tasbih?
Is the Maghrib prayer valid if the worshiper intended to shorten it by mistake and then completed it after being reminded, and is it obligatory to repeat it along with the 'Isha prayer that was combined with it?
What should I do if I make mistakes in prayer, such as erring in the adhkar (remembrances) or reciting only Al-Fatihah during ruku' (bowing), or forgetting the taslim (salutation of peace) in congregational or individual prayer?
What is the ruling on repeating the prostration of forgetfulness for one whose mind wanders excessively in prayer, even during the prostration of forgetfulness, or who forgets it altogether?
1. What is the ruling on one who says the Taslim in the first Tashahhud? Is he considered to have exited the prayer by that, or should he complete his prayer and then perform a post-prayer prostration (sujud ba'di)? 2. Does washing the deceased nullify Wudu’ or not? 3. Is it permissible to combine and shorten prayers for a traveler returning to his home after Maghrib, who has not yet prayed Maghrib and 'Isha?
What is the ruling on one who prays Asr three rak'ahs with two tashahhuds?
What is the ruling on the mistake of the worshipper in congregational prayer when the prayer of the Imam is sound?
What is the ruling on someone who doubted the number of rak'ahs, so he based his assumption on the lesser number, then doubted the number of prostrations in the rak'ah he considered to be the first? He then remembered, while sitting between the two prostrations, that he had performed two prostrations, but he does not know if they were in this rak'ah or in the previous rak'ah. Would his prayer be invalidated if he prostrates again?