What is the meaning of the hadith: “For every mistake, there are two prostrations”?
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The questioner : In the hadith , a worshipper may forget some of the forms of the prayer
The Shaykh : some of the recommended practices
The questioner : some of the recommended practices, yes, is this what is intended?
The Shaykh : This is part of what is intended.
The questioner : So, is it intended that for every mistake, without exception,
The Shaykh : it is as he (peace be upon him) said.
The questioner : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in some of the hadiths rebuked his companion for not reminding him of a verse
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : that he had forgotten.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not return to prostrate the prostration for forgetfulness.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The answer is from two aspects. The first aspect is a principle that Ibn Hazm often revolves around, and it is a very important principle: whatever is extra in the Shari'ah is taken as the extra. So here you have the second hadith; this is based on the original presumption, meaning permissibility. Here is a new legislation, so the new is taken and the old is left. The second answer is except for what is established that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not prostrate for, or it is not necessary that it be an action; it may be a statement, and a statement is stronger. An example is the hadith of al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah, where the Messenger (peace be upon him) one day forgot the middle tashahhud, so he stood up and they glorified Allah for him, and he did not return after the taslim. He said: So this is a valid example of what you are revolving around, but we say this is an exception to the hadith , so what is other than that and its like, so what is other than that and its like, yes, the hadith remains in its generality except for what is excluded, likewise.
The questioner : Do we say that it is recommended to prostrate? And if ...
The Shaykh : The ruling is the same, meaning there is no difference between the obligatory and the voluntary in the rulings that came in absolute terms or were specified in the obligatory; they also apply to the voluntary like the obligatory, except for what is excluded. For example, the original ruling for sitting in the voluntary prayer is that it is not permissible, but there is a specific text that it is permissible to sit in the voluntary prayer, but one gets half the reward.
The questioner : From the excellence in slaughtering the beast is that you do not slaughter in front of
The Shaykh : the other
The questioner : the other, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he slaughtered sixty-three, so each of them did not look at the other or did not know about the other, is that not so?
The Shaykh : It should be so.
The questioner : It should be this concept
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
For every forgetfulness, there are two prostrations
لكل سهو سجدتانThe Shaykh : some of the recommended practices
The questioner : some of the recommended practices, yes, is this what is intended?
The Shaykh : This is part of what is intended.
The questioner : So, is it intended that for every mistake, without exception,
The Shaykh : it is as he (peace be upon him) said.
The questioner : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in some of the hadiths rebuked his companion for not reminding him of a verse
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : that he had forgotten.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not return to prostrate the prostration for forgetfulness.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The answer is from two aspects. The first aspect is a principle that Ibn Hazm often revolves around, and it is a very important principle: whatever is extra in the Shari'ah is taken as the extra. So here you have the second hadith; this is based on the original presumption, meaning permissibility. Here
For every forgetfulness, there are two prostrations
لكل سهو سجدتانFor every forgetfulness, there are two prostrations
لكل سهو سجدتانIf one of you makes a mistake and stands up for the third rak'ah, if he continues standing, he should not return, and he should prostrate two prostrations for forgetfulness. And if he does not continue standing, he returns to the tashahhud and there is no prostration upon him.
إذا سها أحدكم فقام إلى الركعة الثالثة فإن استتم قائما فلا يرجع ، ويسجد سجدتين السهو ، وإذا لم يستتم قائما ، يعود إلى التشهد ولا سجود عليهFor every forgetfulness, there are two prostrations
لكل سهو سجدتانFor every forgetfulness, there are two prostrations
لكل سهو سجدتانFor every forgetfulness, there are two prostrations
لكل سهو سجدتانThe questioner : Do we say that it is recommended to prostrate? And if ...
The Shaykh : The ruling is the same, meaning there is no difference between the obligatory and the voluntary in the rulings that came in absolute terms or were specified in the obligatory; they also apply to the voluntary like the obligatory, except for what is excluded. For example, the original ruling for sitting in the voluntary prayer is that it is not permissible, but there is a specific text that it is permissible to sit in the voluntary prayer, but one gets half the reward.
The questioner : From the excellence in slaughtering the beast is that you do not slaughter in front of
The Shaykh : the other
The questioner : the other, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he slaughtered sixty-three, so each of them did not look at the other or did not know about the other, is that not so?
The Shaykh : It should be so.
The questioner : It should be this concept
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
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