A traveling imam who does not perform ruku' and sujud properly prayed 'Asr in error for three rak'ahs, so one of the ma'mums stood up and added a fourth rak'ah without performing sujud al-sahw, then returned
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O honorable Shaykh: I was traveling and the time for the midday prayer arrived, so I prayed the midday and afternoon prayers shortened and combined. However, regarding the afternoon prayer, the one who was praying the afternoon prayer did not perform ruku' and sujud properly, and he prayed with us for three rak'ahs in error. When he sat for the third rak'ah, I stood up and completed the fourth rak'ah and concluded the prayer without performing sujud al-sahw. This was all due to my ignorance, but I returned and prayed the afternoon prayer again, shortened, to dispel the doubt in my heart. May Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : As for your repeating the prayer, there is nothing wrong with it, and it is a valid action. However, completing the fourth rak'ah when the imam had stood up for the third in error, and then you performed sujud al-sahw, was a mistake on your part. Because if a person is traveling and shortens the prayer, and stands up for the third rak'ah in error, he must return as soon as he remembers. He returns, sits, recites the final tashahhud, then concludes the prayer, performs two prostrations, and concludes the prayer. This is the obligatory duty of the imam. But perhaps he was ignorant, and the sujud al-sahw may compensate for the deficiency, if Allah wills.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No. As for one who does not settle in sujud and ruku', do not pray behind him from the moment he first performs ruku' and you realize that he did not settle. That is the end of it; separate and complete the prayer alone.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Right, left, no, the people of the town have no question; it is for the guests.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Specifically?
The questioner : The students, O Shaykh... and they want to give advice to the youth, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, in order, my brother, in order. Yes, bring them closer, bring them closer to the door. What are you doing? Because if we move this over there, you won't hear. Shall we try moving it over there? Yes, open the door. Ah? The second one, Musa and I closed the door, but you can put it there, but I am afraid you will not hear. Who is that?
The Shaykh : As for your repeating the prayer, there is nothing wrong with it, and it is a valid action. However, completing the fourth rak'ah when the imam had stood up for the third in error, and then you performed sujud al-sahw, was a mistake on your part. Because if a person is traveling and shortens the prayer, and stands up for the third rak'ah in error, he must return as soon as he remembers. He returns, sits, recites the final tashahhud, then concludes the prayer, performs two prostrations, and concludes the prayer. This is the obligatory duty of the imam. But perhaps he was ignorant, and the sujud al-sahw may compensate for the deficiency, if Allah wills.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No. As for one who does not settle in sujud and ruku', do not pray behind him from the moment he first performs ruku' and you realize that he did not settle. That is the end of it; separate and complete the prayer alone.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Right, left, no, the people of the town have no question; it is for the guests.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Specifically?
The questioner : The students, O Shaykh... and they want to give advice to the youth, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, in order, my brother, in order. Yes, bring them closer, bring them closer to the door. What are you doing? Because if we move this over there, you won't hear. Shall we try moving it over there? Yes, open the door. Ah? The second one, Musa and I closed the door, but you can put it there, but I am afraid you will not hear. Who is that?