Mistakes in Prayer
683 questions
Is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujūd as-sahw) obligatory for one who mispronounces (laḥn) in Al-Fātiḥah or what follows it, and is it for an addition or omission, and before or after the salām, and what are the implications of a mispronunciation that does not alter the meaning?
What is the ruling on someone who stops performing an obligatory prayer without concluding it with the Taslim, then wishes to resume it? And what is the ruling on forgetting a prostration, a Surah, or anything else besides the Rak'ahs in an obligatory or supererogatory prayer?
How do we reconcile the two rules, "doubt about performing a pillar is like not performing it" and "doubt after completing an act of worship has no effect," when in doubt about performing a pillar after finishing the prayer?
Is the prostration of forgetfulness obligatory for a latecomer to prayer who, having forgotten, turned to his right to say the taslim, then remembered and stood up to complete his prayer?
What is the ruling on someone who bowed in the second raka'ah with the intention of it being the third, due to forgetfulness?
What is the ruling on mispronouncing the word "mustaqīm" (مستقيم) by emphasizing the "tāʾ" to sound like a "ṭāʾ," and the word "wa barakātuh" (وبركاته) by pronouncing it as "wa barakātoh"?
Is the questioner's prayer invalid after repeatedly repeating it multiple times, and her feeling of boredom and fatigue, and her abandoning the remembrances of bowing and prostrating and not feeling at ease in them, with her 99% certainty that she intentionally does all of that due to her obsessive whispers, and one of the shaykhs issuing a fatwa to her to repeat the prayer?
Does melodic recitation (al-laḥn) in parts of the prayer other than the Fatiḥah, such as the Tasbīḥ, the Tashahhud, the takbīrāt of transition, and the Tasmeeʻ and Taḥmeed, necessitate the prostration of forgetfulness (sujūd al-sahw), as it does in the Fatiḥah? And is the prostration of the imam valid if this occurs from him?
What are the sayings of the scholars regarding the invalidation of the prostration of forgetfulness due to a long separation, speech, or ritual impurity, and is it invalidated by the entry of the time for another prayer, or is it never invalidated, and what is the most preponderant opinion with evidence?
Is it obligatory for the Imam to perform a prostration (sujud) after reciting a verse of prostration in the Fajr prayer, then sitting and being alerted by the congregants, then completing the prayer without prostrating before or after the taslim (salutation)?
Must one repeat the Tashahhud from the beginning when in doubt about completing a part of it, or can one complete what was missed?
How should a worshiper pray if he doubts the number of rak'ahs he has prayed with the Imam and the number of rak'ahs remaining, and what is the correct procedure to complete the prayer in this situation?
Is it permissible to combine error and correction in the Takbir (Saying " Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah " then " Allahu Akbar ") while moving to prostrate in prayer, then perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw) after the taslim? And is it obligatory to stand and say the Takbir before descending for the prostration of forgetfulness?
What is required of one who experiences a wet dream after the Fajr prayer during the day in Ramadan, and semen is discharged with desire?
Is it obligatory for a latecomer to a congregational prayer (ma'mum masbuq) to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) if he forgets the transitional takbirat according to the Hanbali school of thought?
Is it permissible to pray alone when the morals of the majority of those praying are bad?
What is the ruling on someone who made two mistakes in their prayer and intended to perform the prostration of forgetfulness for one of them, but not the other, due to ignorance or forgetfulness, such as someone who added to and omitted from the prayer and performed the prostration of forgetfulness for the omission but not for the addition?
What is the ruling on the prayers of one who was ignorant of the place for the transitional takbirat, and erred in the takbir for standing up from the two rak'ahs, and then learned of this error from someone else, taking into consideration the obligation of the takbirat?
Is the prayer valid if the worshiper forgets the number of prostrations, then adds another prostration based on the action of the person next to him?
Is it permissible to repeat the Fajr prayer with the intention of making it up (qadaa') during its prescribed time if one forgets one of its pillars?
What is the ruling on a congregational prayer consisting of an imam, a man, and a child 12 years of age who makes mistakes in the pillars of prayer, and is it considered an individual prayer for the man?
Is what the worshiper did, in performing the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw) and considering the three rak'ahs as Witr, after forgetting a rak'ah in Tarawih prayer and then being reminded by his wife, correct? Or should he have completed the prayer and performed Witr as a single rak'ah?
What should a worshiper do if they reach the bowing position and forget the takbir – should they say it while bowing or perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw)?
Does the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) become obligatory if one inadvertently recites the salutation upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the first tashahhud?