If a person omits a pillar of the prayer, even if he did so out of forgetfulness, is his prayer invalid and must he repeat it?
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The questioner:
I have heard people say that if a person omits a pillar of the prayer, even if he did so out of forgetfulness, his prayer is invalid and he must repeat it. Is this correct? Or is it sufficient to make up for this prayer with the prostration for forgetfulness? Please give us a ruling, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
This requires a detailed explanation. If a person omits a pillar and then remembers it while he is still in the middle of the prayer, before he enters the next rak'ah, then he must go back and perform it and whatever comes after it until his rak'ah is complete, and he prostrates for forgetfulness after the taslim. He prostrates for forgetfulness after the taslim. However, if he remembers it after he has stood up firmly and entered the second rak'ah, then the first rak'ah is void and invalid, and the second rak'ah is considered to take its place.
The presenter:
It becomes the first, and the second is the first.
The Shaykh:
It becomes the first, or the third if this happened in the second, then this one becomes the second. The important thing is that it takes the place of the one before it, and the one before it is void. And he prostrates for forgetfulness. The third case is if he does not remember until after the taslim, until after the taslim. In this case, he stands up and performs a complete rak'ah and prostrates for forgetfulness. He stands up and performs a complete rak'ah and prostrates for forgetfulness. As for if he does not remember until after a long time, then he repeats the prayer completely from the beginning. If he does not remember that he omitted this pillar until after a long interval following his taslim from the prayer, then he repeats the prayer anew. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
I have heard people say that if a person omits a pillar of the prayer, even if he did so out of forgetfulness, his prayer is invalid and he must repeat it. Is this correct? Or is it sufficient to make up for this prayer with the prostration for forgetfulness? Please give us a ruling, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
This requires a detailed explanation. If a person omits a pillar and then remembers it while he is still in the middle of the prayer, before he enters the next rak'ah, then he must go back and perform it and whatever comes after it until his rak'ah is complete, and he prostrates for forgetfulness after the taslim. He prostrates for forgetfulness after the taslim. However, if he remembers it after he has stood up firmly and entered the second rak'ah, then the first rak'ah is void and invalid, and the second rak'ah is considered to take its place.
The presenter:
It becomes the first, and the second is the first.
The Shaykh:
It becomes the first, or the third if this happened in the second, then this one becomes the second. The important thing is that it takes the place of the one before it, and the one before it is void. And he prostrates for forgetfulness. The third case is if he does not remember until after the taslim, until after the taslim. In this case, he stands up and performs a complete rak'ah and prostrates for forgetfulness. He stands up and performs a complete rak'ah and prostrates for forgetfulness. As for if he does not remember until after a long time, then he repeats the prayer completely from the beginning. If he does not remember that he omitted this pillar until after a long interval following his taslim from the prayer, then he repeats the prayer anew. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من ترك ركنا من أركان الصلاة ولو كان ناسيا بطلت صلاته، ويجب إعادتها؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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