Question:
Assalamoualaikoum
May Allah bless you all for your efforts on eShaykh!!
I needed advice on how to deal with when we forget how many raka we prayed in prayers. Some people have suggested sijda e sah. Please explain the correct procedure to perform sajda e sah?
Do we pray attahiyaat+ doroud ibrahim and then make 1 salam and then go to perform 2 sijda and then complete the prayers ? Do we need to pray attahiyaat again after the 2 sijda?
JazakAllah
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
In case of doubt, one should act upon whatever is certain. For example, if one is not sure how many raka`at he has performed, two or three and four or five, he should take the lesser number as the basis. Based on the number, he should proceed to perform the remaining raka`at and complete the prayer by performing two prostrations (of Sahw).
We say at-Tahiyaat and Darood Ibrahim and then make 1 salam and then go to perform 2 sajdahs and then complete the prayers saying at-Tahiyaat again after the 2 sajdas.
Imam Senad Agic
The Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago
