The ruling on one who bows after the qunut in the witr prayer

The questioner : The questioner says: A man bowed after he had recited the qunut in the witr prayer, and he had already bowed before that, knowing that he is the imam. What should he do?

The Shaykh : Yes, if the one who recites the qunut in the witr prayer bows after the qunut, then this bowing is considered an addition to the prayer.
And if it is an addition, then the obligatory action is the prostration for forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw), and his prostration is to be after the closing salam. This is because if the cause of the prostration for forgetfulness is an addition, its place is after the salam. There is no difference between the imam and one who is not the imam. However, if the follower has not missed any part of the prayer, the imam bears the prostration for forgetfulness on his behalf. That is, if it were the case that the follower was the one who bowed, and when he saw the people prostrating, he stood up and then prostrated, we would say: You, O follower, have added a bowing. But if you have not missed anything, then say the salam with the imam, and there is no prostration required of you; the imam bears it for you. And if you have missed something, then it is obligatory for you, when you make up what you missed, to prostrate for forgetfulness.