Is the prostration for forgetfulness obligatory or a recommended practice?
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Is the prostration for forgetfulness obligatory or a recommended practice?
Answer: The prostration for forgetfulness is obligatory because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it. If it is due to leaving an obligatory act or doing a prohibited act out of forgetfulness, it is obligatory, just as if one leaves the first tashahhud, or sits in the fourth rak'ah and is informed and stands to complete it, or adds a third rak'ah in Fajr, or a fourth in Maghrib, or a fifth in 'Isha', or something similar, then he prostrates for forgetfulness as an obligation. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: The prostration for forgetfulness is obligatory because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it. If it is due to leaving an obligatory act or doing a prohibited act out of forgetfulness, it is obligatory, just as if one leaves the first tashahhud, or sits in the fourth rak'ah and is informed and stands to complete it, or adds a third rak'ah in Fajr, or a fourth in Maghrib, or a fifth in 'Isha', or something similar, then he prostrates for forgetfulness as an obligation. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
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