The imam saying the closing salam to the left out of forgetfulness
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Question:
The listener Abu Muhammad al-Tamimi says: A person prayed behind the imam while he was absent, and in the tashahhud he made a mistake and said the salam to the left, then to the right. Does he prostrate for forgetfulness and say the salam again from right to left? What is the ruling on his prayer and the prayer of those who prayed behind him?
Answer:
The prayer is valid, and praise be to Allah. If he said the salam to the left out of forgetfulness, there is no harm in that, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
The listener Abu Muhammad al-Tamimi says: A person prayed behind the imam while he was absent, and in the tashahhud he made a mistake and said the salam to the left, then to the right. Does he prostrate for forgetfulness and say the salam again from right to left? What is the ruling on his prayer and the prayer of those who prayed behind him?
Answer:
The prayer is valid, and praise be to Allah. If he said the salam to the left out of forgetfulness, there is no harm in that, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7499 — youtube.com (8:00)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.