If the imam recites al-Fatihah aloud in error during the Zuhr prayer, and then remembers and stops, is the prostration for forgetfulness required of him?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: An imam recited al-Fatihah aloud in error during the Zuhr prayer, then remembered and stopped. Is the prostration for forgetfulness required of him? It is recommended. It is recommended for him to prostrate; it is not obligatory upon him.
Answer:
But it is recommended. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: An imam recited al-Fatihah aloud in error during the Zuhr prayer, then remembered and stopped. Is the prostration for forgetfulness required of him? It is recommended. It is recommended for him to prostrate; it is not obligatory upon him.
Answer:
But it is recommended. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [78 -582] إذا جهر الإمام في قراءة الفاتحة سهوًا في صلاة الظهر، ثم تذكر فسكت، فهل عليه سجود سهو؟! — youtube.com
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