The question is about sijda sahu.In what situations is sijda sahu wajib for us to do.Is it only in farz namaz that we are allowed to do sijda sahu or in sunnah and nafl also
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The question is about sijda sahu.In what situations is sijda sahu wajib for us
to do.Is it only in farz namaz that we are allowed to do sijda sahu or in
sunnah and nafl also we can do that.
And in what situations is it necessary for us to do sijda sahu and please tell
me the proper procedure to do it.
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Answer:
Sajda sahu forgetfulness
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person,
no grave, no prophet, no
imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone,
and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of
His Messengers.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.394 Narrated
by Abdullah
The Prophet (saws) prayed
(and the sub-narrator Ibrahim said, "I do not know whether he prayed more
or less than usual"), and when he had finished the prayers he was asked,
"O Allah's Apostle! Has there been any change in the prayers?" He
said, "What is it?' The people said, "You have prayed so much and so
much." So the Prophet bent his
legs, faced the Qibla and performed two prostration's (of Sahu) and finished
his prayers with Taslim (by turning his face to right and left saying:
"As-Salamu'Alaikum-Warahmat-ullah"). When he turned his face to us he
said, "If there had been anything changed in the prayer, surely I would
have informed you but I am a human being like you and liable to forget like
you. So if I forget remind me and if
anyone of you is doubtful about his prayer,
he should follow what he thinks to be correct, and complete his prayer accordingly and
finish it and do two prostrations (of Sahu)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 2.324 Narrated
by Abu Huraira
The Messenger of Allah (saws)
said, "When anyone of you stands for the prayers, Satan comes and
puts him in doubts till he forgets how many Rakat he has prayed. So if this happens to anyone of you, he
should perform two prostrations of Sahu while sitting. "
There are
two ways prescribed in the authentic narrations on how the Messenger of Allah
(saws) performed the Sajdah-Sahoo and both are acceptable. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the
Messenger of Allah (saws) did two sujjud
before the taslim, and in the story of Dhul-Yadain narrated by Abu
Hurairah, it is recorded that the Prophet (saws) made the prostrations
after the taslim.
The way
to perform the ‘Sajdah-Sahoo’ (or Sajdahs of forgetfulness) is to go into
sajdah and glorify Allah, then sit and
make supplication to Allah, then again
go into sajdah and glorify Allah, and
then perform the tasleems on either side.
This
whole set of actions related above is called ‘sajdah-sahoo’ and is to be done
only once at the end of the prayer, if
the person has made a mistake/s in the prayer.
Sajdah-Sahoo
1:
After one
has completed the prayer, and prays the ‘tashahud’; just before the
tasleems of either side, one should make
the two sajdahs for ‘sajdah-sahoo’ and
then perform the taslems on either side.
Sajdah-Sahoo
2:
One
completes the full prayer, prays the
tashahud and makes the tasleems on either side. Immediately after the
tasleems, one should make the two
sajdahs for ‘sajdah-sahoo’ and then again perform the tasleems on either side.
Your Question: what situations is
sijda sahu wajib for us to do
If one
fears that one has forgotten or omitted or made any unintentional mistake in
one’s prayer due to forgetfulness, one should perform the ‘sajdah-sahoo’ or
prostration of forgetfulness; it is expected that the Lord Most Gracious will
accept their worship of prayer and will not reduce their reward in the least.
Your Question: Is it only in farz
namaz that we are allowed to do sijda sahu or in sunnah and nafl also we can do
that.
The ‘sajdah-sahoo’ can be performed if one has made an unintentional mistake or
error in any of their prayers, regardless of whether they are Nafl, Sunnah, or
Fard.
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,