What Should I Do After Performing the Forgetfulness Prostrations in an Incorrect Manner?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam

Question: Assalam alaykum

What should I do if I have realized that I may have been performing the forgetfulness prostration incorrectly a number of months later?

Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

Your prayer would be unaffected by your performance of the forgetfulness prostrations (sujud al-sahw) in an incorrect manner. The proper way to perform them is to (1) say one salam after the tashahhud, (2) prostrate twice, and (3) then recite from the beginning of the tashahhud until the end of the prayer.

[Shurunbulali, Maraqi al-Falah]

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And Allah Most High alone knows best.

wassalam,

[Ustadh] Tabraze Azam

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadh Tabraze Azam holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Leicester, where he also served as the President of the Islamic Society. He memorised the entire Qur’an in his hometown of Ipswich at the tender age of sixteen, and has since studied the Islamic Sciences in traditional settings in the UK, Jordan and Turkey. He is currently pursuing advanced studies in Jordan, where he is presently based with his family.