Mistakes in Prayer
683 questions
What is the ruling on the Tashahhud after the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) that occurs before the salutation (tasleem)?
What is the ruling on one who doubts or remembers forgetting a ruk'ah or a fard during or after the prayer, and how is that rectified with the two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw)?
What is the ruling on the prayer of the Imam and the congregants if the Imam made a mistake in the 'Isha prayer and sat for the final Tashahhud in the third rak'ah, and one of the congregants alerted him by saying "SubhanAllah," so he thought he had forgotten a prostration and performed it, then the congregant alerted him that there was a missing rak'ah, so he stood up and performed it, completing the fourth rak'ah and prostrating for forgetfulness before the Tasleem?
Do the prostration of posteriority (sujūd al-baʿdī) and the prostration of anteriority (sujūd al-qablī) differ in how they are performed, and does one say the salām after them?
What is the ruling on the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) in prayers where one has to prostrate for forgetfulness? And does the imam's action of not completing the taslim and returning to the third rak'ah necessitate the prostration of forgetfulness? And what is the ruling on the taslim after the prostration of forgetfulness if they were after the first taslim specific to the prayer?
Does swallowing food residue during prayer invalidate it, due to not rinsing the mouth beforehand?
What is the ruling on someone who, out of forgetfulness, sat down in the first rak'ah of a supererogatory prayer without making the taslim, then stood up and performed the second rak'ah? And is "the one performing supererogatory acts is his own master" a general rule in supererogatory acts?
If a worshiper forgets a rak'ah in Dhuhr prayer and remembers it while sitting for the tashahhud, should he perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) before making up the missed rak'ah, or should he pray the rak'ah, then prostrate for forgetfulness, and then say the tasleem?
Is my prayer valid after forgetting the last Tashahhud, returning to it, then performing the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) before the Taslim?
What is the ruling for someone who started reciting Surat Al-Fatihah silently, then remembered in the middle of it that it should be recited aloud; does he continue the recitation or restart?
Is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) obligatory for someone who made a mistake in the wording of the taslim (salutation of peace at the end of prayer), and should they correct the mistake then prostrate?
Does one interrupt the prostration of forgetfulness if one thought they made a mistake in prayer, then remembered during the prostration that they had not made a mistake?
Does the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) become void for the worshiper if he forgets a transitional takbeer, and must the worshiper repeat the prayer in this case? What are the cases in which the prostration of forgetfulness is obligatory and when it is not?
What is the ruling regarding someone who doubted the number of Rak'ahs in the Asr prayer, then completed it, then forgot the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) and remembered it five minutes later, whereupon he performed it?
Does the prayer become invalid if the Imam made a mistake in supplication during the prayer and said: "O Allah, verily You decree and none can decree against You"?
Is anything incumbent upon him if he prayed Dhuhr, then during the prayer he thought it was Asr, and he realized that after the prayer?
What is the ruling on one who doubts whether he recited Al-Fatiha in prayer, despite feeling that he did recite it?
Is the waning enthusiasm for reading religious books—despite maintaining prayer—after marriage and childbirth considered a worldly distraction, and how can children be raised without resorting to anger?
What should a worshipper do if, after rising from the prostration of recitation (sujud al-tilawah), they inadvertently recite Al-Fatiha?
What is the ruling on elongating the letter "أ" (alif) in the word "Akbar" during the Imam's takbir in obligatory prayer, and does it invalidate the prayer or is it reprehensible, and does it necessitate prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
Is the prayer of an illiterate mother valid if her daughter stands beside her to guide her in performing the movements and to gradually teach her the recitation of Al-Fatiha, and is it permissible for this daughter to continue helping her mother in this manner?
Is it permissible to treat one's mother with severity if she does not pray, slanders, hates her son, and curses him, and does that contradict the teachings of Islam?
Does my saying to my mother, "For God's sake, did you wake me up just for prayer?" constitute mocking prayer and lead to apostasy?
What is the ruling on someone who prayed Asr twice by mistake, and what is your guidance for whoever mocks that?