The imam led us in the Maghrib prayer, and when he had prayed two rak'ahs, he stood up for the third without sitting for the tashahhud. The worshippers said "Subhan Allah," so he returned, performed the tashahhud, then stood up for the third rak'ah and completed the prayer.
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The questioner : The imam led us in the Maghrib prayer, and when he had completed two rak'ahs, he did not sit for the tashahhud but stood up to perform the third rak'ah. We said to him, "Subhan Allah," so he immediately sat down and performed the sitting, then stood up for the third rak'ah and completed the prayer. Some of us asked him, "How did you return from the obligatory to the recommended?" He answered, "I did not begin with the recitation, so I returned to the sitting." Please advise us on his action. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : His action is contrary to what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, because if a person stands up from the first tashahhud and is fully standing, he does not return. He must perform the prostration for forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) with two prostrations before the taslim. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he led his Companions in the Zuhr prayer; he stood up from two rak'ahs without sitting. When he finished the prayer and the people were waiting for his taslim, he said takbir while sitting, prostrated twice, and then said taslim. It was also narrated from the hadith of al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1208Da’if (Darussalam) Therefore, the rule is that if a person stands up from the first tashahhud until he is fully standing, he does not sit, but it is obligatory for him to perform the prostration for forgetfulness with two prostrations before the taslim.
As for the group's statement to him, "How did you return from the obligatory to the recommended?" this is questionable, because their classification of the first tashahhud as recommended (sunnah) is not correct. The first tashahhud is obligatory (wajib) based on the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:204 His statement: Bulugh al-Maram 2:204 covers both the first and the second tashahhud. However, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made up for the first tashahhud with the prostration for forgetfulness, it became known that it is not a pillar (rukn) but an obligation (wajib) that is made up by the prostration for forgetfulness if the worshipper leaves it out. Yes.
The questioner : A listener from the Iraqi Republic, L S A, says.
The Shaykh : His action is contrary to what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, because if a person stands up from the first tashahhud and is fully standing, he does not return. He must perform the prostration for forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) with two prostrations before the taslim. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he led his Companions in the Zuhr prayer; he stood up from two rak'ahs without sitting. When he finished the prayer and the people were waiting for his taslim, he said takbir while sitting, prostrated twice, and then said taslim. It was also narrated from the hadith of al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
but if he has stood up fully, then let him not sit down
فإن استتم قائماً فلا يجلسAs for the group's statement to him, "How did you return from the obligatory to the recommended?" this is questionable, because their classification of the first tashahhud as recommended (sunnah) is not correct. The first tashahhud is obligatory (wajib) based on the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him):
We used to say before at-Tashahhud become obligatory on us
كنا نقول قبل أن يُفرض علينا التشهدbefore at-Tashahhud become obligatory on us
قبل أن يُفرض علينا التشهدThe questioner : A listener from the Iraqi Republic, L S A, says.