I caught two rak'ahs with the congregation, and there were people beside me who caught three rak'ahs, but I said the taslim with them out of forgetfulness. I realized that I still had one rak'ah remaining, so I stood up.
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The questioner : You caught two rak'ahs with the congregation, and there were people beside you who caught three rak'ahs, but you said the taslim with them out of forgetfulness. You realized that you still had one rak'ah remaining, so you stood up and performed it, then said the taslim. They told you to perform the prostration for forgetfulness. You asked how you should prostrate, and they said to recite the tashahhud a second time, then prostrate for forgetfulness, then say the taslim. You did so. Are you correct in that?
The Shaykh : The truth is that this is not correct, because you said the taslim with them after you had performed the rak'ah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : You had two rak'ahs remaining, and you said the taslim before completing your prayer. It is obligatory for one who says the taslim before completing his prayer, and then remembers or is reminded, to complete the prayer, then say the taslim, then prostrate twice for forgetfulness, and then say the taslim.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him, as these people told him, to recite the tashahhud, then say the taslim, then prostrate for forgetfulness. This has no basis, because he had already recited the tashahhud first.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So there is no need to repeat it.
The questioner : Yes, I believe he did not know that the prostration for forgetfulness is required in such a case, based on his message. And so he said the taslim, and they ordered him to prostrate. Also, he asked how to prostrate, and I had already said the taslim, so they said to recite the tashahhud. Perhaps this was an ijtihad from...
The Shaykh : In any case, it is a mistaken ijtihad.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : It is a mistaken ijtihad. The obligation for one who says the taslim...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : ...before completing his prayer...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : ...whether he was a masbuq and said the taslim with the imam, or with those who joined him in completing the prayer as in this case, or whether he was praying alone, or whether he was the imam. The important thing is that the legal ruling for one who says the taslim before completing his prayer is to first perform what remains of it and say the taslim from it, and then prostrate twice for forgetfulness and say the taslim.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This incident is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said the taslim from two rak'ahs in the Zuhr or 'Asr prayer, and then they reminded him, so he performed what remained of his prayer (peace and blessings be upon him), then said the taslim, then prostrated twice and said the taslim.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The truth is that this is not correct, because you said the taslim with them after you had performed the rak'ah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : You had two rak'ahs remaining, and you said the taslim before completing your prayer. It is obligatory for one who says the taslim before completing his prayer, and then remembers or is reminded, to complete the prayer, then say the taslim, then prostrate twice for forgetfulness, and then say the taslim.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him, as these people told him, to recite the tashahhud, then say the taslim, then prostrate for forgetfulness. This has no basis, because he had already recited the tashahhud first.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So there is no need to repeat it.
The questioner : Yes, I believe he did not know that the prostration for forgetfulness is required in such a case, based on his message. And so he said the taslim, and they ordered him to prostrate. Also, he asked how to prostrate, and I had already said the taslim, so they said to recite the tashahhud. Perhaps this was an ijtihad from...
The Shaykh : In any case, it is a mistaken ijtihad.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : It is a mistaken ijtihad. The obligation for one who says the taslim...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : ...before completing his prayer...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : ...whether he was a masbuq and said the taslim with the imam, or with those who joined him in completing the prayer as in this case, or whether he was praying alone, or whether he was the imam. The important thing is that the legal ruling for one who says the taslim before completing his prayer is to first perform what remains of it and say the taslim from it, and then prostrate twice for forgetfulness and say the taslim.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This incident is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said the taslim from two rak'ahs in the Zuhr or 'Asr prayer, and then they reminded him, so he performed what remained of his prayer (peace and blessings be upon him), then said the taslim, then prostrated twice and said the taslim.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.