There are times in our prayers when we may forget something, or we may have doubt that we have completed an action.
- f11.7 If one forgets the first Testification of Faith ( Tashahhud ) and stands up it is unlawful to return to it. If one intentionally returns to it, this invalidates one's prayer ( O: because one has interrupted an obligatory act ( A: the Integral of standing ) for the sake of something nonobligatory ( A: the main sunna of the first Testification of Faith (Tashahhud)
- f12.23 If the imam omits a sunna that the follower cannot add without considerably lagging behind, such as the first Testification of Faith ( Tashahhud ), then it is unlawful for the follower to perform the missing sunna (O:rather, he must follow the imam) . If he performs it anyway ( O: intentionally and knowing it is unlawful ), it invalidates his prayer.
NaBrrated Abdullah ibn Buhaynah: The Apostle of Allah s.a.w. led us in prayer praying two rak'ahs. When he stood up and did not sit (at the end of two rak'ahs) the people stood up along with him. When he finished the prayer and we expect him to give the salutation, he said: "Allah is most great." While sitting and made two prostrations before giving the salutation. Then he gave it.
Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah: The Prophet ( peace be upon him ) said: When an imam stands up at the end of two rak'ahs , if he remembers before standing straight up, he should sit down, but if he stands straight up, he must not sit down, but perform the two prostrations of forgetfulness.
Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah: Ziyad ibn Ilaqah said: Al -Mughirah ibn Shu'bah led us in prayer and he stood up at the end of two rak'ahs. We said: Glory be to Allah; he also said: Glory be to Allah, and he proceeded. When he finished the prayer and gave the salutation, he made two prostrations of forgetfulness. When he turned (to us) he said: I saw the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) doing so as I did.
Narrated Thawban: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: For each forgetfulness there are two prostrations after giving the salutation. No one except Amr (ibn Uthman) mentioned the words " from his father " (in the chain AbdurRahman ibn Jubayr ibn Nufayr from Thawban).
Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: The Prophet (peace be upon him) led them in prayer and forgot something, so he made prostrations and uttered the tashahhud, then gave the salutation
