Ruling on the prayer of one who sat for the first tashahhud twice out of forgetfulness
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His Eminence the Shaykh: A person prayed a four-rak'ah prayer, and after the first rak'ah he sat for the tashahhud, then he sat again after the second rak'ah, and no one recited the tasbih. What is the ruling on the prayer?The Shaykh: Meaning: he sat twice?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Out of forgetfulness?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: He owes nothing; the prayer is valid, but it is obligatory for him to perform the prostration for forgetfulness after the taslim. This is because this forgetfulness involved an addition, and when forgetfulness involves an addition, the prostration is performed after the taslim. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he forgot and said the taslim after two rak'ahs of the Dhuhr or 'Asr prayer, and they reminded him: he completed the prayer and then prostrated after the taslim. On another occasion, he prayed the Dhuhr prayer with five rak'ahs, and when he said the taslim, he was informed that he had added an extra rak'ah, so he turned his legs and prostrated two prostrations.
The questioner: What is the ruling on his sitting for the tashahhud a second time?The Shaykh: I said: There is no harm in it. He was forgetful, not deliberate. This sitting is excused; the first sitting in which he forgot is excused. However, because this sitting changes the form of the prayer, he is ordered to prostrate two prostrations to make up for the prayer.
His Eminence the Shaykh: A person prayed a four-rak'ah prayer, and after the first rak'ah he sat for the tashahhud, then he sat again after the second rak'ah, and no one recited the tasbih. What is the ruling on the prayer?The Shaykh: Meaning: he sat twice?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Out of forgetfulness?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: He owes nothing; the prayer is valid, but it is obligatory for him to perform the prostration for forgetfulness after the taslim. This is because this forgetfulness involved an addition, and when forgetfulness involves an addition, the prostration is performed after the taslim. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he forgot and said the taslim after two rak'ahs of the Dhuhr or 'Asr prayer, and they reminded him: he completed the prayer and then prostrated after the taslim. On another occasion, he prayed the Dhuhr prayer with five rak'ahs, and when he said the taslim, he was informed that he had added an extra rak'ah, so he turned his legs and prostrated two prostrations.
The questioner: What is the ruling on his sitting for the tashahhud a second time?The Shaykh: I said: There is no harm in it. He was forgetful, not deliberate. This sitting is excused; the first sitting in which he forgot is excused. However, because this sitting changes the form of the prayer, he is ordered to prostrate two prostrations to make up for the prayer.