The ruling on one who forgets the opening supplication in prayer
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One day I prayed the Maghrib prayer and I missed a rak'ah. In the second rak'ah, I forgot the opening supplication. When I stood up for the third rak'ah, I remembered it and recited it. Do I have to perform the prostration for forgetfulness?
No. First, may Allah reward you. The opening supplication in the Maghrib prayer and other prayers is not obligatory; it is a recommended practice (sunnah). If it is missed, it is missed.Meaning: If you began reciting al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah before making the opening supplication, do not go back to make it, because this is a recommended practice (sunnah) and its time has passed. Do you understand?The questioner himself: Repeat.
The Shaykh: I say: The opening supplication is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. If you forget it until you have begun the recitation, it is dropped, and there is no need to repeat it or to stand up. Likewise, if you do not remember it until the third rak'ah, do not recite it.
No. First, may Allah reward you. The opening supplication in the Maghrib prayer and other prayers is not obligatory; it is a recommended practice (sunnah). If it is missed, it is missed.Meaning: If you began reciting al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah before making the opening supplication, do not go back to make it, because this is a recommended practice (sunnah) and its time has passed. Do you understand?The questioner himself: Repeat.
The Shaykh: I say: The opening supplication is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. If you forget it until you have begun the recitation, it is dropped, and there is no need to repeat it or to stand up. Likewise, if you do not remember it until the third rak'ah, do not recite it.