AL-AKHDHARI: The Book Of Ibadah Part 31: WHAT TO DO IF YOU FORGET TWO SUJOODS

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*AL-AKHDHARI: The Book Of Ibadah*

*Part 31: WHAT TO DO IF YOU FORGET TWO SUJOODS*

One who joins Salaat late and makes less than a Rak’at with the Imam does not do the Sujood

of forgetfulness with him be that before or after Salaam. If he therefore, does the Sujood with the Imam his Salaat becomes invalid. If on the other hand, he makes a full Rak’at or more 

with the Imam, he does the Sujood before Salaam with him and delays the Sujood after 

Salaam until he completes his Salaat and then makes it on his own. If he deliberately makes the after Salaam Sujood with the Imam his Salaat becomes invalid. If he does so forgetfully then he makes Sujood after Salaam. 

If the one who joins Salaat late forgets after the Salaam of his Imam he is like one making 

Salaat alone. If such a person owes the after Salaam Sujood on account of his Imam and the before Salaam Sujood on his own account, the before Salaam Sujood would suffice him.

Whoever forgets the Ruku’ and remembers while in Sujood, he should return standing and it is recommended that he repeats something of recitation and then goes to Ruku’ and finally does the Sujood after Salaam. 

Whoever forgets a Sajda and remembers after standing up, should return to the sitting position and go to Sujood except if he had already sat down before standing in which case he should not repeat the sitting. On the other hand, whoever, forgets two Sujoods should go back directly to Sujood without sitting and in all these situations he does the Sujood after Salaam. If however, he remembers the Sujood after he has raised his head for the following Rak’at, he continues in his Salaat and does not return. He then cancels the Rak’at in which the mistake occurred and adds another Rak’at in its place and then does the Sujood before Salaam. The same applies if at all this happened in the first two Rak’aat and he remembered while already in the third Rak’at and after Salaam: also if it was not in the first two or if it was in them and he remembered before starting the third as the Soorah and the sitting have not been missed.

Whoever pronounces the Salaam while unsure about the completion of his Salaat his Salaat

becomes invalid. 

Forgetfulness in missed Salaats being made up for is the same as forgetfulness in Salaat being observed on time.