Prayer with forgetfulness or ignorance of impurity
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Question:
The questioner says: A person prayed toward the first row until the sitting, and he did not know about it until after the prayer had begun, or he knew about it but he was doing it incorrectly. What is the ruling on his prayer?
Answer:
If he did not know about it, his prayer is valid. If he did not know about it until after he had prayed, his prayer is valid. If he knew about it and then forgot, this is a point of disagreement among the scholars. Some say his prayer is not valid, but the correct view is that it is valid as well, like the one who did not know. The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) [Al-Baqarah 2:286]. The correct view is that it is valid for both: the one who did not know, and the one who knew and then forgot until he finished the prayer.
The questioner says: A person prayed toward the first row until the sitting, and he did not know about it until after the prayer had begun, or he knew about it but he was doing it incorrectly. What is the ruling on his prayer?
Answer:
If he did not know about it, his prayer is valid. If he did not know about it until after he had prayed, his prayer is valid. If he knew about it and then forgot, this is a point of disagreement among the scholars. Some say his prayer is not valid, but the correct view is that it is valid as well, like the one who did not know. The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
My community is excused for mistakes made out of forgetfulness
عفي لأمتي خطأ النسيانOur Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30/18 شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (22:04)
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