The Ruling on the Prostration for Forgetfulness in Voluntary Prayer
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Question:
He says: Sometimes a man prays a voluntary prayer, but he may forget something in it. Is the prostration for forgetfulness obligatory for him?
Answer:
Like the obligatory prayer.
The presenter: Like the obligatory prayer?
The Shaykh: Like the obligatory prayer, yes. If he intended two units, then sat after the first, or said the closing salam after the first, he completes it by performing the second unit and prostrates for forgetfulness, yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
He says: Sometimes a man prays a voluntary prayer, but he may forget something in it. Is the prostration for forgetfulness obligatory for him?
Answer:
Like the obligatory prayer.
The presenter: Like the obligatory prayer?
The Shaykh: Like the obligatory prayer, yes. If he intended two units, then sat after the first, or said the closing salam after the first, he completes it by performing the second unit and prostrates for forgetfulness, yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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