Adding a Rak'ah to the Witr Prayer by Mistake
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person makes a mistake in the Witr prayer and adds a rak'ah, then remembers it while in the middle of that rak'ah, what should he do?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
If a person makes a mistake in the Witr prayer and adds a rak'ah, then remembers it while in the middle of that rak'ah, what should he do?
The Shaykh:
He sits. If he adds a rak'ah to the Witr prayer and remembers it while in the middle of it, he sits. He sits and does not prostrate much. If he does not remember it until after he has finished the prayer, he prostrates for forgetfulness. No.
The questioner:
And if he remembers it after that, is it considered another even-numbered prayer?
The Shaykh:
It is considered, and it is recorded in the Shari'ah, because this addition has no standing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person makes a mistake in the Witr prayer and adds a rak'ah, then remembers it while in the middle of that rak'ah, what should he do?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
If a person makes a mistake in the Witr prayer and adds a rak'ah, then remembers it while in the middle of that rak'ah, what should he do?
The Shaykh:
He sits. If he adds a rak'ah to the Witr prayer and remembers it while in the middle of it, he sits. He sits and does not prostrate much. If he does not remember it until after he has finished the prayer, he prostrates for forgetfulness. No.
The questioner:
And if he remembers it after that, is it considered another even-numbered prayer?
The Shaykh:
It is considered, and it is recorded in the Shari'ah, because this addition has no standing. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/31 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (47:39)
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