Is the prostration for forgetfulness obligatory for leaving a recommended practice?
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Question:
My heart. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, if a person habitually performs a recommended practice in the prayer and then leaves it, does he prostrate for forgetfulness or not?
Answer:
No, the prostration for forgetfulness is not obligatory for leaving a recommended practice; it is not obligatory for leaving a recommended practice. It is only obligatory for leaving a pillar or an obligatory act. As for the one who leaves a recommended practice, if he prostrates for leaving the recommended practice, that is a recommended practice, and if he does not prostrate, he owes nothing. Yes.
My heart. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, if a person habitually performs a recommended practice in the prayer and then leaves it, does he prostrate for forgetfulness or not?
Answer:
No, the prostration for forgetfulness is not obligatory for leaving a recommended practice; it is not obligatory for leaving a recommended practice. It is only obligatory for leaving a pillar or an obligatory act. As for the one who leaves a recommended practice, if he prostrates for leaving the recommended practice, that is a recommended practice, and if he does not prostrate, he owes nothing. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يلزم سجود السهو لترك سنَّة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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