The ruling on one who doubts the number of rak'ahs he has prayed
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Question:
The questioner says: "I was praying and forgot how many I had prayed in the first two rak'ahs of the prayer. Should I recite the tashahhud, perform sujud al-sahw, and then complete the prayer? Or should I not complete it, and then perform sujud al-sahw afterwards? May Allah reward you with good."
Answer:
If the one praying, whether male or female, doubts whether he is in the second or the first rak'ah of Maghrib, or Zuhr, or 'Asr, or 'Isha', or Fajr, he should consider it the first. He builds upon certainty. If the one praying, whether male or female, doubts which rak'ah he is in, whether it is the first or the second, he builds upon certainty and considers it the first. Then he performs the second, and sits for the first tashahhud in Maghrib, 'Isha', Zuhr, and 'Asr. In Fajr, he performs the second and sits for the tashahhud until he completes it, and then prostrates twice for sujud al-sahw after finishing the tashahhud and supplication, and then says the taslim. In Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, and 'Isha', when he completes the prayer, he prostrates twice for sujud al-sahw before saying the taslim. Likewise, if he doubts between the second and the third, whether it is the second or the third, he considers it the second, sits for the first tashahhud, and then completes his prayer. And likewise, if he doubts between the third and the fourth, whether it is the third or the fourth, he considers it the third, then performs the fourth. When he finishes the tashahhud and supplication, he prostrates for sujud al-sahw, and then says the taslim. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner says: "I was praying and forgot how many I had prayed in the first two rak'ahs of the prayer. Should I recite the tashahhud, perform sujud al-sahw, and then complete the prayer? Or should I not complete it, and then perform sujud al-sahw afterwards? May Allah reward you with good."
Answer:
If the one praying, whether male or female, doubts whether he is in the second or the first rak'ah of Maghrib, or Zuhr, or 'Asr, or 'Isha', or Fajr, he should consider it the first. He builds upon certainty. If the one praying, whether male or female, doubts which rak'ah he is in, whether it is the first or the second, he builds upon certainty and considers it the first. Then he performs the second, and sits for the first tashahhud in Maghrib, 'Isha', Zuhr, and 'Asr. In Fajr, he performs the second and sits for the tashahhud until he completes it, and then prostrates twice for sujud al-sahw after finishing the tashahhud and supplication, and then says the taslim. In Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, and 'Isha', when he completes the prayer, he prostrates twice for sujud al-sahw before saying the taslim. Likewise, if he doubts between the second and the third, whether it is the second or the third, he considers it the second, sits for the first tashahhud, and then completes his prayer. And likewise, if he doubts between the third and the fourth, whether it is the third or the fourth, he considers it the third, then performs the fourth. When he finishes the tashahhud and supplication, he prostrates for sujud al-sahw, and then says the taslim. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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