Forget how many rakats

If I miss one rakat with the jamat and by mistake I do one salam with the imam and then relise that I have missed one rakat then what should I do? Sometimes, in local flight travel or international travel, the plane will be small and there would not be enough place to offer Salah standing.

In such a situation, can we offer Salah by sitting on our seat itself? Who is the right person for us specially our Imam. Azhaan pre-requisites views Q. Is salah of a man valid if he is wearing a lungi and a kurta and is not wearing any under garments while offering it views Q. Agar Masjid main Kharji hissa na ho aur kabhi kabhi jamat e sani karni ho to kya kar sakte hai aur uska kya tareeqa hoga? Has the prayer been shortened? Abu Dawud: If we pray additional Rakaat in Salat:. This narration tells us that the Prophet S.

The reason is simple, by the time he came to know that he has prayed additional Rakaat, he had completed his prayer. So he performed Sujood Sahw as soon as he came to know about his forgetfulness. What to do when in doubt about how many Rakaat we have prayed while in Salat?

Forgetfulness is a normal thing which can happen with any human being. Therefore, in case of doubt, one should act upon whatever is certain.

After going through all the narrations mentioned above, we come across two scenarios: in one case we come to know that Messenger of Allah S. Although, I see no point of confusion, still different views prevail about whether one should perform Sujood Sahw before or after Taslim? However, this view cannot be made universal as there are narrations which prove that the Prophet S.

According to Imam Ahmad , whatever is reported from the Prophet S. It can be before Taslim or after Taslim, depending upon the cases as done by our beloved Prophet S. In cases where it is reported that the Prophet S. For cases where it is reported that the Prophet S. In cases where nothing is reported about, then two prostrations should be followed before Taslim. If we revert back to the Hadith mentioned in Section 1, we see that there is mention of Takbir saying Allah-o-Akbar.

Therefore, Takbir is to be said before performing Sujood Sahw. Ibn Abbas R. In the light is above mentioned Hadith, it is clear that Sujood Sahw should be performed if we commit an error during Nawafil prayers too. Some schools of thoughts state that only one prostration is done for forgetfulness. Hence, two prostrations are to be performed. Some schools of thoughts are of the view that Sujood Sahw can be performed only till we have not talked after Salat.

To err is human. Therefore, it is natural that one may make mistakes; it can happen during Salat too. We have discussed the actions of our beloved Prophet S. Bigger mistakes like not reciting Surah Fatiha , or starting pray without Ablution Wudu etc.

Also, more than one error during a prayer does not require additional prostrations. One set of prostrations for forgetfulness is enough. This, along with the first hadeeth, indicates that doubt is of two kinds:. Firstly: a case when one can act according to the preponderant opinion between the two matters;.

Secondly: a case when one is not able to favor a preponderant opinion; it is a case when there is doubt and none of the two matters appear to be more preponderant than the other;. Based on this, we say: If one doubts the number of Rak'ahs, then if one of the two probabilities appears to be more preponderant than the other, he acts according to it, completes his prayer accordingly, and prostrates two prostrations for forgetfulness after concluding the prayer with Salaam.

For more benefit, please refer to fatwa Nevertheless, not prostrating for forgetfulness out of ignorance does not invalidate your prayer in your case. Also, the fact that you finished your prayer at the usual time may indicate that you were right and that you did not forget, but we cannot assert anything about it.

Allaah knows best.