If the ma'mum completes the prayer alone, does he prostrate for the imam's forgetfulness?
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The questioner : If he completes it alone, does he prostrate for the forgetfulness?
The Shaykh : Yes, he prostrates for the forgetfulness, because this forgetfulness occurred for his imam while he was with him. So, if it occurred for someone he is with, he prostrates for it. And the imam has not prostrated yet; otherwise, if the imam had prostrated—meaning, if the imam had forgotten and prostrated for it, and the imam had not forgotten and did not agree with him in the place of prostration—then he does not repeat the prostration a second time.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
The Shaykh : Yes, he prostrates for the forgetfulness, because this forgetfulness occurred for his imam while he was with him. So, if it occurred for someone he is with, he prostrates for it. And the imam has not prostrated yet; otherwise, if the imam had prostrated—meaning, if the imam had forgotten and prostrated for it, and the imam had not forgotten and did not agree with him in the place of prostration—then he does not repeat the prostration a second time.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good and do you good.