The Ruling on Doubt Regarding the Number of Rak'ahs in Prayer
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Question:
May Allah bless you. Excuse me, Shaykh Salih, a questioner says:? He asks: Does he repeat the prayer in this case? Please give us a ruling, and may you be rewarded. May Allah bless you.
Answer:
If a person doubts in his prayer and does not know how many rak'ahs he prayed, whether three or four, it is permissible for him to exit his prayer from this doubt. The Sunnah has come that if a person doubts in his prayer and does not know whether he prayed three or four, he is not free from a state.
The first state is that he doubts with equal doubt, meaning that neither the three nor the four is more probable in his mind. In this case, he builds upon the lesser number, so he builds upon three, performs the fourth, and prostrates for forgetfulness before he says the taslim. The second state is that he doubts with a doubt where one side is more probable than the other, meaning he doubts whether he prayed three or four?
But it is more probable in his mind that he prayed four. In this case, he builds upon the four, says the taslim, and prostrates for forgetfulness after the taslim. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah bless you. Excuse me, Shaykh Salih, a questioner says:
If one of you doubts in his prayer and does not know how many he prayed, four or three
إذا شك أحد في صلاته فلم يدر كم صلى؟ أربعا أم ثلاثاAnswer:
If a person doubts in his prayer and does not know how many rak'ahs he prayed, whether three or four, it is permissible for him to exit his prayer from this doubt. The Sunnah has come that if a person doubts in his prayer and does not know whether he prayed three or four, he is not free from a state.
The first state is that he doubts with equal doubt, meaning that neither the three nor the four is more probable in his mind. In this case, he builds upon the lesser number, so he builds upon three, performs the fourth, and prostrates for forgetfulness before he says the taslim. The second state is that he doubts with a doubt where one side is more probable than the other, meaning he doubts whether he prayed three or four?
But it is more probable in his mind that he prayed four. In this case, he builds upon the four, says the taslim, and prostrates for forgetfulness after the taslim. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7530 — youtube.com (2:35)
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