Mistakes in Prayer
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What should one do who made a mistake in one of the obligatory parts of prayer out of forgetfulness, such as erring in the takbirat al-intiqal or the tahmid, and remembered their mistake just before prostrating?
Should the worshipper spit to his left and seek refuge in Allah from Satan if he feels the whispering of Satan during prayer or before it?
Should the prayer be repeated if one forgets its exact form and the nature of the doubt that arose concerning it?
Does the prayer of one who erred in pronouncing "Rasulih" (His Messenger) in the first Tashahhud become void, by sometimes pronouncing the "seen" as a "saad" and not correcting it?
Is it permissible for my mother to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) after every prayer, thinking that it compensates for the lack of devotion and wandering thoughts during it?
What is the ruling regarding someone who prayed Dhuhr or Asr and forgot one prostration in each rak'ah, then remembered it upon Tasleem, and how does he rectify his prayer?
What is the ruling on obsessive doubt regarding the number of rak'ahs, and does hearing a sound that invalidates wudu necessitate repeating the prayer?
What is the ruling on an Imam's oversight regarding the second prostration in the last rak'ah of the Asr prayer?
Is the prayer valid if the imam recited Al-Fatihah immediately after the first rak'ah inadvertently and performed the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw)?
What is the ruling on my prayer if, when in doubt about omitting a pillar, I based my decision on the greater likelihood, and then, when in doubt about the number of prostrations, I based my decision on the lesser likelihood and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
What is the ruling on re-reading Al-Fatihah or part of a surah after it due to doubt, and what is the ruling on the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) in this case, and similarly when doubting whether one recited the first tashahhud or completed it, or when substituting the obligatory dhikr (remembrance of Allah) in prayer, such as saying "Subhan Rabbi al-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) in rukoo' (bowing)?
Is the 'Isha prayer that I offered for the second time valid, knowing that I had previously prayed it as two rak'ahs, thinking it was 'Isha, and then completed it to four?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who inadvertently omits the bowing (rukūʿ)? And what is required to be done in such a case?
How can one differentiate between a genuine deficiency in the number of Rak'ahs of prayer or in ablution and the whispers of Satan, especially when actual errors intertwine with these whispers?
Must the prayers be repeated that were performed inadvertently without the first Tashahhud in the Fajr prayer, along with the doubt regarding the number of these prayers?
Is it obligatory to repeat the middle Tashahhud if a worshiper doubts whether he performed the second prostration, and then it becomes clear to him that he did perform it?
What should I do when I get distracted during prayer by external sounds, so I don't know whether I recited Al-Fatihah or the Tashahhud, or uttered the transitional Takbir?
Is a follower required to perform the prostration of forgetfulness if he forgets, adds to, or subtracts from his prayer behind the Imam, such as standing when the Imam sits for the Tashahhud, or sitting when the Imam rises for the next rak'ah?
Must one repeat the Noon Prayer if one has prayed it five rak'ahs by mistake?
Does forgetting the first tashahhud and standing for the third rakʿah, then remembering it and performing it out of forgetfulness, necessitate a prostration of forgetfulness ( sujūd as-sahw) before or after the salām?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who prayed Fajr with an imam who stood up from the final Tashahhud before invoking blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then the imam performed a prostration of forgetfulness (sajdat al-sahw), then stood up again, then sat down and performed two prostrations of forgetfulness, while the congregant only performed two prostrations of forgetfulness?
Is a prayer valid behind an Imam who makes mistakes in Surah Al-Fatiha (such as saying: "sirat allatheen an'amta 'alayhim" instead of "alladheena," and changing the letter Dad to Zay in "al-Maghdoubi"), or who changes letters in his recitation after Al-Fatiha?
What is the legal ruling for someone who doubted completing the final Tashahhud in Maghrib prayer, so they repeated the prayer, then remembered the Hadith: "Prayer is not to be repeated twice in one day"? And is it permissible to repeat the prayer again for a legitimate reason?
Does ignorance of a mistake invalidate the prayer, and necessitate its making up when one becomes aware of it later?