What is the ruling on forgetting some verses of the Qur’an during an individual prayer?
If a worshiper, whether praying alone or as an imam, inadvertently omits verses from the Qur'an in their prayer:
- If the forgotten verses are from other than Al-Fatihah, nothing is entailed.
- However, if they are from Al-Fatihah:
- If the worshiper remembers them before bowing (ruku'), they should recite them, and no prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) is required.
- If they remember them after completing the bowing, the rak'ah in which Al-Fatihah was not recited completely becomes void, and the subsequent rak'ah takes its place.
- If the worshiper does not realize the omission until after the salutation (), they should perform a rak'ah in place of the omitted one if they remember it shortly thereafter. Otherwise, their prayer is invalidated, because Al-Fatihah is an essential pillar (rukn) in every rak'ah, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "There is no prayer for one who does not recite the Opening of the Book (Al-Fatihah)."
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