Mistakes in Prayer
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What is the ruling on saying "Sami'a Allahu liman hamid" (Allah hears him who praises Him) without pronouncing the "ha" (هـ), and does doing so invalidate the prayer according to the four madhhabs?
What should I do if, while bowing in the second rak'ah, I remember that I forgot to bow in the first rak'ah?
What is the ruling on spitting to the left after always beginning the prayer (Istiftah), and does this invalidate previous prayers, given the presence of scrupulosity (waswasa)?
What is the ruling on repeating the middle or final Tashahhud, or Al-Fatiha, or any additional verbal supplication such as "Rabbi ighfir li" (My Lord, forgive me) after rising from the second prostration, whether that is due to doubt, forgetfulness, or intention, and does this necessitate sujood al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness)?
Is it permissible for someone who remembers not having said "Subhanallah" (glorified be Allah) while starting to rise from rukoo‘ (bowing) to return and say it, and should they perform sujood as-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness)?
To what extent are parents responsible for the mistakes of their adult children, especially concerning their negligence in prayer and their wearing of immodest clothing?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who bows twice in a single rak'ah due to forgetfulness, and is a prostration of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw) or a prostration of recitation (sujud at-tilawah) obligatory upon him in this case?
Is my sitting for the first Tashahhud, after I had stood up for the third Rak'ah, and had only lifted my knee while my thigh was still touching my leg and heel, and I did not perform the prostration of forgetfulness (Sujud al-Sahw), valid?
How is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujūd as-sahw) performed in detail? Does it include the takbīr and the specific dhikr for pro prostration and rising from it, followed by the taslīm immediately, or is it necessary to recite the first and second Tashahhud before the taslīm?
Is my prayer valid, knowing that I forgot a prostration in the first rakʿah, then performed it intentionally in the second rakʿah, then performed a third rakʿah in lieu of the one in which I did not prostrate, and then performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujūd al-sahw)?
Is my prayer valid if I deliberately omit the middle sitting and do not perform the prostration of forgetfulness, and I seek Allah's forgiveness after the Taslim?
What is the ruling on absentmindedness in prayer, and what is your advice to one who is absentminded during it?
Is it necessary, after the tasleem from prayer and before the prostration of forgetfulness, to recite the tashahhud and tasleem again?
What should I do after I have performed many prayers with the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) after the taslim without saying the salaam again, due to my ignorance of the ruling, and must I repeat these prayers whose number I do not know?
When do I act upon certainty, and when do I act upon the predominant assumption?
Does the prayer of one who forgot the opening supplication, then remembered it after reciting Al-Fatiha and returned to recite it, become invalidated?
What is the ruling on someone who inadvertently added something to their prayer, and forgot something else in the same prayer, should they perform the two prostrations of forgetfulness before or after the salutation?
What is the ruling on moving the finger during the Tashahhud when uttering "al-Tahiyyat" instead of "Allah" by mistake? Is this considered an addition or a reduction that necessitates Sujud al-Sahw? Does the ruling that a person suffering from incontinence (sahib al-sils) is not required to perform a new ablution for each prayer apply to a woman suffering from incontinence of discharge (sahibat sils al-rutubah) if she performs ablution without Istinja' and her ablution remains valid for the next obligatory prayer unless invalidated by another factor?
Should I perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) before or after the salutation (taslim) if I utter a remembrance (dhikr) in the wrong place, and should I raise my hands when standing to complete a missed prayer as they are raised for the opening takbir (takbirat al-ihram)?
What is the ruling on the imam appointing only one congregant to correct his mistakes, and preventing any other congregant from correcting him, even if that congregant has memorized the Qur’an, and even if this appointed congregant is not present behind the imam?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who believed he said, "My Lord, forgive me" before rising from prostration, then performed the prostration of forgetfulness, and was afflicted by the delusion of changing the intention of the prayer during it? Does his prayer become invalid if he thinks about the nature of the prayer during prostration?
Is the sin of inadvertently speaking during prayer lifted only from the speaker due to the hadith: "Mistakes, forgetfulness, and what they are coerced into have been lifted from my Ummah," and does he have to repeat that prayer?
What is the ruling on absentmindedness in prayer due to involuntary mental wandering?
Does the prayer of one who says, "God heard him who praised Him," instead of "Our Lord, to You be praise," after the Imam says, "God heard him who praised Him," then says, "Our Lord, to You be praise," after standing upright, invalidate his prayer due to his ignorance of the correct place for the ذكر (remembrance)?