If more than one error of forgetfulness occurs in the prayer, one before the closing salam and the other after it, when does one prostrate?
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The questioner : He says: O esteemed Shaykh, if more than one error of forgetfulness and its cause occur in the prayer, one before the closing salam and the other after the closing salam, where is the place of prostration in this situation?
The Shaykh : Yes, this issue is based on knowing what the prostration is, namely the prostration for forgetfulness that is performed after the closing salam. Whatever the cause is an addition, such as prostrating three times, or standing up for a fifth rak'ah and then remembering and returning, this is done after the closing salam. It is done before the closing salam if one leaves out an obligatory part of the prayer, such as standing up from the first tashahhud, or forgetting to say "Subhan Rabbi al-A'la" in prostration, or "Subhan Rabbi al-Azim" in bowing. This is done before the closing salam. So, if two errors of forgetfulness occur, one whose prostration is before the closing salam and the other whose prostration is after the closing salam, which one do we prioritize? The scholars said: "Prioritize what is before the closing salam" so that one departs from the prayer having completed it. So, for example, a man forgets the first tashahhud in the first two rak'ahs and sits for the first tashahhud in the third rak'ah, thinking it is the second, then he remembers, stands up, and completes the prayer. Now we have two errors of forgetfulness: one is that he forgot the first tashahhud, and the other is that he performed the tashahhud in a place other than the place of tashahhud. So, his tashahhud in a place other than the place of tashahhud requires prostration after the closing salam, and his leaving out the tashahhud requires prostration before the closing salam. So here we say: prostrate before the closing salam. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, this issue is based on knowing what the prostration is, namely the prostration for forgetfulness that is performed after the closing salam. Whatever the cause is an addition, such as prostrating three times, or standing up for a fifth rak'ah and then remembering and returning, this is done after the closing salam. It is done before the closing salam if one leaves out an obligatory part of the prayer, such as standing up from the first tashahhud, or forgetting to say "Subhan Rabbi al-A'la" in prostration, or "Subhan Rabbi al-Azim" in bowing. This is done before the closing salam. So, if two errors of forgetfulness occur, one whose prostration is before the closing salam and the other whose prostration is after the closing salam, which one do we prioritize? The scholars said: "Prioritize what is before the closing salam" so that one departs from the prayer having completed it. So, for example, a man forgets the first tashahhud in the first two rak'ahs and sits for the first tashahhud in the third rak'ah, thinking it is the second, then he remembers, stands up, and completes the prayer. Now we have two errors of forgetfulness: one is that he forgot the first tashahhud, and the other is that he performed the tashahhud in a place other than the place of tashahhud. So, his tashahhud in a place other than the place of tashahhud requires prostration after the closing salam, and his leaving out the tashahhud requires prostration before the closing salam. So here we say: prostrate before the closing salam. Yes.