The Form of the Prostration for Forgetfulness
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Fatwa No. ( 12765 )
Q: When I pray the 'Asr prayer and then forget and pray five rak'ahs, knowing that the followers are in doubt and do not know whether I prayed four or five, and after the prayer one of the followers informed me that I had prayed five rak'ahs, should I perform the sixth rak'ah and prostrate for forgetfulness after the taslim, or before the taslim? I ask for clarification on the prostration for forgetfulness after the taslim: do I stand up, say takbir, and bow in the prostration for forgetfulness, or do I prostrate without
standing up and without takbir? I ask for clarification on this.
A: If one prays a four-rak'ah prayer with five rak'ahs out of forgetfulness and does not realize it until after the taslim, he prostrates two prostrations for forgetfulness facing the qiblah, because he added a rak'ah to the prayer, and then he says the taslim. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: When I pray the 'Asr prayer and then forget and pray five rak'ahs, knowing that the followers are in doubt and do not know whether I prayed four or five, and after the prayer one of the followers informed me that I had prayed five rak'ahs, should I perform the sixth rak'ah and prostrate for forgetfulness after the taslim, or before the taslim? I ask for clarification on the prostration for forgetfulness after the taslim: do I stand up, say takbir, and bow in the prostration for forgetfulness, or do I prostrate without
standing up and without takbir? I ask for clarification on this.
A: If one prays a four-rak'ah prayer with five rak'ahs out of forgetfulness and does not realize it until after the taslim, he prostrates two prostrations for forgetfulness facing the qiblah, because he added a rak'ah to the prayer, and then he says the taslim. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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