If one doubts the first tashahhud and it is his habit, he is not required to perform sujud al-sahw according to the statement of the Shaykh al-Islam.
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The questioner : ... according to the statement of the Shaykh al-Islam that he does not prostrate?
The Shaykh : Yes, according to the Shaykh's statement, he does not prostrate if it is his habit, because in most cases, if it is a habit, the doubt is usually a mere illusion. The evidence for this is that if you habituate yourself, for example, to remember Allah with a specific dhikr, you will find that even if you did not have it in mind at that moment, you proceed with it. For example, if a person is accustomed to beginning with the hadith of Abu Hurayrah:, he will find himself saying it, even if at first he intended to begin with: , in order to vary the opening supplications, he does not realize until he has already said: .
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It is his habit to recite the tashahhud.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, but if a sudden doubt arises, a clear doubt.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, there is no doubt that in most cases he recites the tashahhud, so according to the Shaykh's statement, he does not prostrate.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, the rule is established; it is said that this is an illusion. Even if it comes from the Shaykh, it is said: As long as it is your habit to recite the tashahhud, this doubt is an illusion and has no standing.
The Shaykh : Yes, according to the Shaykh's statement, he does not prostrate if it is his habit, because in most cases, if it is a habit, the doubt is usually a mere illusion. The evidence for this is that if you habituate yourself, for example, to remember Allah with a specific dhikr, you will find that even if you did not have it in mind at that moment, you proceed with it. For example, if a person is accustomed to beginning with the hadith of Abu Hurayrah:
O Allah, distance...
اللهم باعد ...Subhanaka Allahumma...
سبحانك اللهم ...O Allah, distance...
اللهم باعد ...The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It is his habit to recite the tashahhud.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, but if a sudden doubt arises, a clear doubt.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, there is no doubt that in most cases he recites the tashahhud, so according to the Shaykh's statement, he does not prostrate.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, the rule is established; it is said that this is an illusion. Even if it comes from the Shaykh, it is said: As long as it is your habit to recite the tashahhud, this doubt is an illusion and has no standing.