Mistakes in Prayer
683 questions
What should one do if they doubt the omission of a pillar like prostration or bowing, and what should one do if they forget a pillar before the prostration of forgetfulness?
What should an individual worshipper do if he makes a mistake in a four-rak'ah prayer and stands up for the fifth rak'ah?
Is there any [consequence] for someone who says "Allahu Akbar" (God is the Greatest) instead of "Sami'allahu liman hamidah" (Allah hears those who praise Him) when rising from Rukoo' (bowing)?
What should a worshiper do if he intended to pray Dhuhr, but then realized it was Asr while performing it, and is he required to interrupt his prayer and repeat the takbirat al-ihram?
Should a worshiper perform the second prostration of forgetfulness after remembering that he did not do anything that necessitated the prostration of forgetfulness, and that is after he had already performed the first prostration?
What should I do if drowsiness overtakes me during the Fajr prayer, and I don't know what I said or did, without it being a deep sleep that invalidates ablution?
What is the ruling on a group of circumambulators following a mutawwif (guide) who supplicates, and they say "Amen" to his supplication?
Is a traveler who stood for the third rak'ah in a prayer he intended to shorten obligated to return immediately, or should he complete his prayer? And what are the implications in both cases?
What is the ruling on the prayers of one who used to mispronounce the word "التحيات" in the Tashahhud by pronouncing the "lam" (ل) and "haa" (ح) with a sukoon and not geminating the "yaa" (ي)?
Will a slip of the tongue prayer that includes invoking evil upon oneself be answered, and how can one get rid of this problem?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who bowed twice in a single rak'ah inadvertently due to the movement of worshipers during the prayer, and what are the consequences for the ma'mum (follower) who caught up with one of the rak'ahs after the repeated bowing?
What is the ruling on praying behind an imam who does not pronounce the hamzat al-qat' (قطع) in "Assalamu Alaikum" and "Allahu Akbar," or who overemphasizes the "seen" (س) in "Assalamu Alaikum"? And is it obligatory to repeat the prayer?
What is the ruling on someone who sits between the two rak'ahs of Fajr to recite the Tashahhud and then stands up, and is he required to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
Is it permissible to pray alone, as a precaution and to avoid dispute, if the worshiper believes that the Imam's prayer is invalid for reasons he deems to invalidate prayer, such as his use of alcoholic perfumes or his failure to perform ablution after touching the male organ, while the Imam does not see it that way?
When is it prescribed for the worshipper to perform the prostration of forgetfulness in his prayer?
Should one perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) in the Friday and Eid prayers?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who prostrated the second prostration in the second rak'ah, then stood up straight, then forgot and returned to prostrate again?
Is the unintentional mispronunciation of the opening supplication (Duʿāʾ al-Istiftāḥ) in prayer considered polytheism (shirk) against Allah and invalidating of good deeds, especially if it is corrected later?
What should one do who realizes that he did not bow correctly while rising from bowing, or made a mistake in the takbir or tasmi' while moving? And what should he do if he made a mistake in the takbir or tasmi' after he has already risen from bowing or prostrating, or has inclined for them?
Is the rak'ah of forgetfulness (sahw) counted as part of the total number of rak'ahs for Witr, or is Witr completed with a separate rak'ah?
Is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) obligatory for someone who mistakenly said "Subhan Rabbi al-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) instead of "Subhan Rabbi al-Adheem" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most Magnificent) in rukoo' (bowing), and vice-versa in sujud (prostration), and should it be before or after the salaam (final salutation)?
Is the Fajr prayer valid if one of the worshippers alerted the Imam that he had prostrated only once in the first rak'ah, even though he had prostrated twice, and so the Imam returned and prostrated once more, then completed the prayer and performed the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw)?
What is the ruling on someone who forgot the first Tashahhud, and then performed a complete raka'ah after the final Tashahhud, and prostrated for forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) before the salam?
How is the prostration of forgetfulness performed in cases of deficiency or excess, and is the Tashahhud repeated if the prostration is after the Taslim? And is it only said in it: "Subhana Rabbi al-A'la" three times, or are there other remembrances? And is the prostration of forgetfulness obligatory for one who forgets the first Tashahhud?