AL-AKHDHARI: The Book Of Ibadah Part 26: REDUCING OR ADDING ONE OR TWO RAKA'ATS IN SALAAT

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*AL-AKHDHARI: The Book Of Ibadah*

*Part 26: REDUCING OR ADDING ONE OR TWO RAKA'ATS IN SALAAT*

Whoever talks forgetfully in Salaat should do Sujood after salaam. Whoever pronounces the Salaam forgetfully after only two Rak’aat should do Sujood after Salaam.

Whoever adds a Rak’at or two Rak’aat in Salaat should do Sujood after Salaam. If however, one doubles the number of Rak’aat then his Salaat is nullified. 

Whoever is unsure as to the completion of his Salaat should do the acts he is unsure about. Doubts concerning omissions should be resolved accordingly.

Whoever is thus unsure about doing a Rak’at or a Sajda (prostration) should do so immediately and then perform the Sujood after Salaam. If the doubt is about the pronouncement of Salaam then it should be pronounced if the time was recent without any Sujoods. If however, a long time has passed then the Salaat

itself becomes invalid. 

The habitually doubtful, should put aside his doubts and not redo any acts he is unsure of. He should however, always do the Sujood after Salaam regardless of whether his doubt is about an addition or an omission.

 

Whoever recites the Du’aa–ul–Qunoot aloud does not need to perform any Sujoods

although it is abhorrent to do so deliberately. Similarly there are no Sujoods on one who adds a Soorah (after Fatiha) in the last two Rak’aat (of a four Rak’aat Salaat).