The prostration for forgetfulness before the closing salam for leaving the prescribed dhikr
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Question:
He says: May Allah preserve you, the imam of the mosque in our neighborhood usually performs the prostration for forgetfulness before the closing salam, even though he has not made a mistake or forgotten anything. When we ask him about it, he says, “I want to complete the prayer, for I forgot the remembrance and so on.” So, what is the ruling on this, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
Yes, if he forgot a prescribed remembrance in the prayer, it is recommended for him to perform the prostration for forgetfulness. It becomes obligatory if he left out, for example, the first tashahhud; in that case, the prostration for forgetfulness is obligatory. If he left out a recommended practice in the prayer, it is recommended for him to perform the prostration for forgetfulness, but it is not obligatory. Yes.
He says: May Allah preserve you, the imam of the mosque in our neighborhood usually performs the prostration for forgetfulness before the closing salam, even though he has not made a mistake or forgotten anything. When we ask him about it, he says, “I want to complete the prayer, for I forgot the remembrance and so on.” So, what is the ruling on this, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
Yes, if he forgot a prescribed remembrance in the prayer, it is recommended for him to perform the prostration for forgetfulness. It becomes obligatory if he left out, for example, the first tashahhud; in that case, the prostration for forgetfulness is obligatory. If he left out a recommended practice in the prayer, it is recommended for him to perform the prostration for forgetfulness, but it is not obligatory. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/199 — archive.org (12:15)
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