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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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An imam who doubts the number of rak'ahs in the 'Asr prayer and remembers it after Maghrib

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Question:
A questioner says: The imam of a mosque prayed the 'Asr prayer and concluded it with the taslim, but he was in doubt whether he had prayed three or four rak'ahs. No one pointed it out to him, and the people left before the Maghrib prayer. Then one of the congregation confirmed to the imam that he had prayed three rak'ahs in 'Asr. What is obligatory for them? May Allah bless you. It is known that the imam asked the congregation after Maghrib whether there was a deficiency in the 'Asr prayer, and some of them mentioned that he had been in doubt about it.

Answer:
Yes, since the interval has become long, they must repeat the prayer from the beginning. They must repeat the prayer from the beginning because the interval has become long. If he had remembered it immediately or shortly after, or if he was reminded, he would have performed the missing rak'ah and prostrated for forgetfulness, and there would be no harm. But if the interval becomes long, the prayer is repeated from the beginning.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source بلوغ المرام 20-08-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (1:01:34)

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