What is required of one who forgets the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the final tashahhud?
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The questioner : What is required of one who forgets the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the final tashahhud?
The Shaykh : This depends on the ruling regarding the sending of blessings upon the Prophet in the final tashahhud. Whoever says it is a recommended practice (sunnah) says that nothing is required of him, because leaving recommended practices in prayer does not require anything of him. Whoever says it is obligatory says that if he intentionally leaves it, his prayer is invalid, and if he forgets it, he makes it up with the prostration for forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw). Whoever says it is a pillar says that if he intentionally leaves it, his prayer is invalid, and if he forgets it, he must perform it, and he must perform the prostration for forgetfulness. The well-known view in the school of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) among his followers is that the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a pillar, and the prayer is not valid without it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : This depends on the ruling regarding the sending of blessings upon the Prophet in the final tashahhud. Whoever says it is a recommended practice (sunnah) says that nothing is required of him, because leaving recommended practices in prayer does not require anything of him. Whoever says it is obligatory says that if he intentionally leaves it, his prayer is invalid, and if he forgets it, he makes it up with the prostration for forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw). Whoever says it is a pillar says that if he intentionally leaves it, his prayer is invalid, and if he forgets it, he must perform it, and he must perform the prostration for forgetfulness. The well-known view in the school of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) among his followers is that the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is a pillar, and the prayer is not valid without it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.