When reciting in the first rak'ah of the witr prayer, if you read a surah other than al-A'la without realizing it, is the prostration for forgetfulness obligatory upon you?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. When I performed the witr prayer and was reciting in the first rak'ah, I read a surah instead of al-A'la, and I did not notice until afterwards. Is that permissible? And is the prostration for forgetfulness obligatory upon me?
Answer:
Reciting the surah al-A'la is not obligatory. If you recite something else, that is permissible. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. When I performed the witr prayer and was reciting in the first rak'ah, I read a surah instead of al-A'la, and I did not notice until afterwards. Is that permissible? And is the prostration for forgetfulness obligatory upon me?
Answer:
Reciting the surah al-A'la is not obligatory. If you recite something else, that is permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، عند القراءة في الركعة الأولى من صلاة الوتر اقرأ غير سورة الأعلى، دون أن أنتبه فهل يلزمني سجود للسهو؟ — youtube.com
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