Mistakes in Prayer
683 questions
What is the ruling on the first Tashahhud in the eighth raka’ah of the nine-raka’ah Witr prayer, and does forgetting it necessitate the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw), and is it permissible for the prostration of forgetfulness to be performed after the taslim in this case?
Is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujūd as-sahw) performed before or after the salutation (taslīm), and is it followed by the testification (tashahhud)?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who led the congregational prayer for two rak'ahs, then recited the tashahhud, then sat for the tashahhud in the third rak'ah, and then stood up after being alerted to complete the fourth rak'ah, then performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) before the tasleem? And does the ruling differ according to the different schools of thought?
Is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) obligatory for someone who inadvertently recited the qunut supplication after the second raka'ah of the Maghrib prayer, and what is the ruling if they performed it?
Should a traveler perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) if he prays 'Isha and stands for the third rak'ah, then completes it?
How are prayers "patched up"?
Is Sujud Al-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) required when repeating the Takbir of الانتقال (transitioning between prayer postures) in prayer?
Is it obligatory to make up the Asr prayer if the prostration (sajdah) was not completed fully due to a pebble, and that rakah was canceled, the prayer was completed, and the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) was performed after the salutation?
Is it necessary to repeat the Rak'ah or is it sufficient to perform Sujood As-Sahw when in doubt about the number of prostrations or Rak'ahs during prayer?
Who has more right to lead the people in Tarawih prayer: a Hafiz of the Qur'an who does not recite well, or one who recites very well but has not memorized the entire Qur'an?
What is the ruling on an Imam's oversight in the third Rak'ah where he sat, and being alerted by saying "SubhanAllah", then his oversight in the final Tashahhud regarding the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) and his saying one Taslimah, and being alerted before the second Taslimah to perform the prostration of forgetfulness and then say Taslim? Is this action correct, or is something else required of them?
What is the ruling on someone who prayed Maghrib and forgot the first tashahhud, then was reminded by a congregant, so he sat for the first tashahhud, and then completed his prayer?
Is the prayer of one who makes mistakes, such as not saying the Takbir after bowing, accepted?
Is it obligatory to repeat the prayer when in doubt about forgetting the first Tashahhud and forgetting the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
What should a worshiper do if he forgets the number of rak'ahs he has prayed? Thank you.
Is the prayer of an imam valid if he forgot a verse from Al-Fatihah after turning off the microphone, then made many movements to remove the hanging microphone, and did not perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw)?
Does the prayer of one who doubted the number of rak'ahs, completed it based on the lesser number, and forgot the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) become invalidated, and is it obligatory to repeat it?
Is raising one's voice with the salaam during the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) part of the Sunnah?
What is the ruling on repeating the takbirat al-intiqal (transition takbir) and does one perform sujud al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) for it?
Is it obligatory for a traveler who prayed 'Isha and then stood up for a third rak'ah by mistake and completed it, to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw)?
What is the ruling on a latecomer to prayer who caught the first rukūʿ with the Imam, and after the Imam’s taslīm, he thought he had caught the second rakʿah and not the first, then he remembered that after standing up? What should he do? Is his prayer valid if he sits, performs the prostration of forgetfulness (sujūd as-sahw), and then performs the taslīm?
What should someone who suffers from obsessive doubts do concerning recurring doubts during prayer and ablution, such as doubts about the intention, the recitation of Al-Fatiha, movements, the direction of the Qiblah, and sitting between the two prostrations? And are these doubts considered pervasive whispers (waswas) that should be ignored, even if they do not recur daily, especially since they cause the re-performance of prayers and lead to feelings of exhaustion and fatigue?
What is the ruling on someone who, while performing one prayer, thought they were performing another, and thus sat for the Tashahhud before completing the required number of rak'ahs, or stood up before completing them?
What is the ruling on someone who added a prostration to the Dhuhr prayer and did not sit for the Tashahhud? Is he required to perform a pre-emptive prostration (sujud qabli) due to the deficiency, and a post-emptive prostration (sujud ba'di) due to the addition?