The ruling on the disagreement among the congregation regarding the imam’s forgetfulness in prayer
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Question:
A message also arrived from Sudan, Blue Nile, from the listener Kamil Hasan Khadr. Our brother Kamil says: One day, during the Maghrib prayer, we were praying in congregation. After the prayer ended, the imam said the closing salam, and one of the worshippers stood up and said, “Glory be to Allah,” the prayer is missing a rak’ah. Some of the people said the salam behind the imam, and others did not. So the imam stood up to perform the missing rak’ah, and those who had not said the salam stood up with him.
As for those who said the salam, they remained sitting. Whose prayer is valid?
Answer:
All of their prayers are valid. The one who stood up with him and completed the prayer, and the one who sat down and completed it for himself, or stood up with him and completed it, all of their prayers are valid. They must perform the prostration for forgetfulness, along with their imam. The imam must perform the prostration for forgetfulness, and they must prostrate with him to rectify the prayer. It is better for the prostration to be after the salam, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he said the salam due to a missing rak’ah, or in some instances due to a missing two rak’ahs. He completed the prayer, then said the salam, then prostrated for forgetfulness, then said the salam after that. This is the best for the one who said the salam due to a missing rak’ah or more: that he completes the prayer, says the salam from it, then prostrates for forgetfulness, then says the salam after the prostration for forgetfulness. Those who said the salam with their imam are obligated to stand up with him when he stands up. Likewise, those who did not say the salam would have done better if they had said the salam, then stood up to follow their imam. But if they did not say the salam because they believed there was a deficiency, there is no blame on them; they follow him. And praise be to Allah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message also arrived from Sudan, Blue Nile, from the listener Kamil Hasan Khadr. Our brother Kamil says: One day, during the Maghrib prayer, we were praying in congregation. After the prayer ended, the imam said the closing salam, and one of the worshippers stood up and said, “Glory be to Allah,” the prayer is missing a rak’ah. Some of the people said the salam behind the imam, and others did not. So the imam stood up to perform the missing rak’ah, and those who had not said the salam stood up with him.
As for those who said the salam, they remained sitting. Whose prayer is valid?
Answer:
All of their prayers are valid. The one who stood up with him and completed the prayer, and the one who sat down and completed it for himself, or stood up with him and completed it, all of their prayers are valid. They must perform the prostration for forgetfulness, along with their imam. The imam must perform the prostration for forgetfulness, and they must prostrate with him to rectify the prayer. It is better for the prostration to be after the salam, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he said the salam due to a missing rak’ah, or in some instances due to a missing two rak’ahs. He completed the prayer, then said the salam, then prostrated for forgetfulness, then said the salam after that. This is the best for the one who said the salam due to a missing rak’ah or more: that he completes the prayer, says the salam from it, then prostrates for forgetfulness, then says the salam after the prostration for forgetfulness. Those who said the salam with their imam are obligated to stand up with him when he stands up. Likewise, those who did not say the salam would have done better if they had said the salam, then stood up to follow their imam. But if they did not say the salam because they believed there was a deficiency, there is no blame on them; they follow him. And praise be to Allah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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