Is the prescribed saying in its wrong place in the prayer obligatory to prostrate for forgetfulness?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : Does the prescribed saying in the prayer in its wrong place require the prostration for forgetfulness, such as reciting al-Fatihah in the tashahhud and the reverse?
The Shaykh : If a person says a prescribed saying in its wrong place, for example, your brother, stand up, what did I say?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The scholars say: “Knowledge is not attained by ease of the body,” meaning that one must toil to attain knowledge. So what about the person who is distracted from attaining knowledge? Well, what did I say? Listen to your brother, yes?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well, rest. What did I say?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In the prayer, rest. This is the correct view. If a person says a prescribed saying in its wrong place in the prayer, for example, if he recites al-Fatihah in the tashahhud out of forgetfulness, but he then remembered and recited the tashahhud, we say that the prostration for forgetfulness is not obligatory here. However, some scholars said it is recommended to prostrate, and if he leaves off the prostration, there is no harm, because this did not change the form of the prayer and he did not do anything that invalidates the prayer.
The Shaykh : If a person says a prescribed saying in its wrong place, for example, your brother, stand up, what did I say?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The scholars say: “Knowledge is not attained by ease of the body,” meaning that one must toil to attain knowledge. So what about the person who is distracted from attaining knowledge? Well, what did I say? Listen to your brother, yes?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well, rest. What did I say?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In the prayer, rest. This is the correct view. If a person says a prescribed saying in its wrong place in the prayer, for example, if he recites al-Fatihah in the tashahhud out of forgetfulness, but he then remembered and recited the tashahhud, we say that the prostration for forgetfulness is not obligatory here. However, some scholars said it is recommended to prostrate, and if he leaves off the prostration, there is no harm, because this did not change the form of the prayer and he did not do anything that invalidates the prayer.