A man reads half of a short surah in a rak'ah and sometimes forgets the first tashahhud; what is the ruling on his prayer?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you and make your knowledge beneficial. The sender is Hani Muhammad, an Egyptian resident in the Kingdom. He says: When it is time for prayer, I recite Surat al-Fatihah, then I recite half of Surat al-Tin or another very short surah from the Juz 'Amma, then I say takbir and bow. Is there anything required of me? Also, when I sit for the second tashahhud, I stand up without saying the tashahhud because I stand up quickly, forgetting it. Should I perform sujud al-sahw, or when I stand up from sitting, should I go back and sit and then say the tashahhud, or what should I do? Please issue a ruling for us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
As for the first issue, which is not completing the surah after al-Fatihah, there is nothing wrong with that, except that it is better for a person, if he recites a short surah, to complete it. That is what is best,
The presenter:
in his first and second rak'ahs.
The Shaykh:
He recites in the first rak'ah and in the second. If he recites a short surah after al-Fatihah, it is better that he complete it so that the intended purpose is achieved and the meaning of its recitation is completed, because he may stop at a verse where it is not proper to stop and the meaning is not completed by it.
As for the middle tashahhud, which is the first tashahhud in the prayer, it is obligatory among the obligations of the prayer. If one intentionally leaves it, his prayer is invalid. If he leaves it while forgetting, and he remembers it before he has fully stood up, it is obligatory for him to go back, sit, and perform the first tashahhud. If he does not remember it until after he has firmly stood up, it is disliked for him to go back because he has begun a pillar, so he does not return from it to perform an obligation. As for if he does not remember it until after he has begun reciting al-Fatihah, it is forbidden for him to go back, it is forbidden for him to go back. But if he performs the prayer and the final tashahhud, then before he says taslim, he prostrates two prostrations for forgetfulness, which make up for the leaving of the obligation of the first tashahhud that occurred in his prayer. Yes.
May Allah reward you and make your knowledge beneficial. The sender is Hani Muhammad, an Egyptian resident in the Kingdom. He says: When it is time for prayer, I recite Surat al-Fatihah, then I recite half of Surat al-Tin or another very short surah from the Juz 'Amma, then I say takbir and bow. Is there anything required of me? Also, when I sit for the second tashahhud, I stand up without saying the tashahhud because I stand up quickly, forgetting it. Should I perform sujud al-sahw, or when I stand up from sitting, should I go back and sit and then say the tashahhud, or what should I do? Please issue a ruling for us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
As for the first issue, which is not completing the surah after al-Fatihah, there is nothing wrong with that, except that it is better for a person, if he recites a short surah, to complete it. That is what is best,
The presenter:
in his first and second rak'ahs.
The Shaykh:
He recites in the first rak'ah and in the second. If he recites a short surah after al-Fatihah, it is better that he complete it so that the intended purpose is achieved and the meaning of its recitation is completed, because he may stop at a verse where it is not proper to stop and the meaning is not completed by it.
As for the middle tashahhud, which is the first tashahhud in the prayer, it is obligatory among the obligations of the prayer. If one intentionally leaves it, his prayer is invalid. If he leaves it while forgetting, and he remembers it before he has fully stood up, it is obligatory for him to go back, sit, and perform the first tashahhud. If he does not remember it until after he has firmly stood up, it is disliked for him to go back because he has begun a pillar, so he does not return from it to perform an obligation. As for if he does not remember it until after he has begun reciting al-Fatihah, it is forbidden for him to go back, it is forbidden for him to go back. But if he performs the prayer and the final tashahhud, then before he says taslim, he prostrates two prostrations for forgetfulness, which make up for the leaving of the obligation of the first tashahhud that occurred in his prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5064- رجل يقرأ في الركعة نصف السورة القصيرة وينسى أحيانا التشهد الأول فما حكم صلاته؟ — youtube.com
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