The prostration for forgetfulness due to an addition is permissible before the closing salam and after it
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Fatwa number ( 18803 )
Q1: I prayed behind an imam in a four-rak'ah prayer, and he added a fifth rak'ah. I alerted him, and he returned to the tashahhud. After that, he performed the prostration for forgetfulness and then said the closing salam. I said the closing salam behind him. I know that if one adds a fifth rak'ah, he must say the closing salam, then perform the prostration for forgetfulness, and then say the closing salam again. This imam did not do that. What is the legal ruling?
A1: The prostration for forgetfulness due to an addition in the prayer is permissible before the closing salam and after the closing salam. What this imam did is permissible, and his prayer and the prayer of those behind him are valid, if Allah wills.
Q1: I prayed behind an imam in a four-rak'ah prayer, and he added a fifth rak'ah. I alerted him, and he returned to the tashahhud. After that, he performed the prostration for forgetfulness and then said the closing salam. I said the closing salam behind him. I know that if one adds a fifth rak'ah, he must say the closing salam, then perform the prostration for forgetfulness, and then say the closing salam again. This imam did not do that. What is the legal ruling?
A1: The prostration for forgetfulness due to an addition in the prayer is permissible before the closing salam and after the closing salam. What this imam did is permissible, and his prayer and the prayer of those behind him are valid, if Allah wills.
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