Clarification of the ruling on one who neglects the order due to ignorance.
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The Shaykh : Does ignorance excuse it? If a man came to us asking, saying, "By Allah, I have missed prayers upon me: the Dhuhr, Asr, and Maghrib, and I did not know, so I started with Maghrib, then Asr, then Dhuhr," we say that the author's statement indicates that this is not valid, because he only mentioned forgetfulness, and the ignorant person may be negligent in neglecting knowledge or in neglecting learning, so he is not excused.
And based on this, we say to this man who asked us and offered Maghrib, then Asr, then Dhuhr: "Repeat what?" No, repeat Asr, then Maghrib. As for Dhuhr, do not repeat it, because it is in its place. And so it is with everything involving order: if you reversed it, do not repeat the last thing, because it is the first thing, since what you brought forward is what was not valid, whereas what was last is valid. May Allah except what is a single act of worship, such as if one prostrates before bowing; then it is necessary to repeat the prostration after the bowing.
Well, in any case, we say that even if one prostrates before bowing, if he then bows, we say do not repeat the bowing. So nothing is excepted from this rule. Does it drop due to ignorance or not? According to the author's statement, it does not drop due to ignorance. So we say to this one who asked, who prayed Maghrib, then Asr, then Dhuhr: repeat Asr and Maghrib, even if he was ignorant. And some scholars said, rather, it drops due to ignorance, because ignorance is the brother of forgetfulness in the Book of Allah and the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 2043Sahih (Darussalam) So if this person is ignorant, it does not harm him, and we say your prayer is valid. And this is the correct opinion, because the excuse is one, and many people do not think that there is a disagreement in the matter, or that it means there is harm upon them, so they bring forward some before others.
And based on this, we say to this man who asked us and offered Maghrib, then Asr, then Dhuhr: "Repeat what?" No, repeat Asr, then Maghrib. As for Dhuhr, do not repeat it, because it is in its place. And so it is with everything involving order: if you reversed it, do not repeat the last thing, because it is the first thing, since what you brought forward is what was not valid, whereas what was last is valid. May Allah except what is a single act of worship, such as if one prostrates before bowing; then it is necessary to repeat the prostration after the bowing.
Well, in any case, we say that even if one prostrates before bowing, if he then bows, we say do not repeat the bowing. So nothing is excepted from this rule. Does it drop due to ignorance or not? According to the author's statement, it does not drop due to ignorance. So we say to this one who asked, who prayed Maghrib, then Asr, then Dhuhr: repeat Asr and Maghrib, even if he was ignorant. And some scholars said, rather, it drops due to ignorance, because ignorance is the brother of forgetfulness in the Book of Allah and the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah the Exalted said: