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In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. How to perform  Sujood al-Sahw? Sujood al-Sahw  is a term used in Islamic prayer (salah) to refer to the prostration of forgetfulness. It is performed when a mistake is made during the prayer or if a person forgets to perform a required action during the prayer or if he is doubtful whether he missed something. The ruling is the same for the obligatory prayers and the  voluntary prayers except for Funeral Prayers,  Sajdah al-Tilawah  (Prostration of Recitation),  Sajdah al-Shukr  (Prostration of Gratitude ). There are three scenarios in which  Sujood al-Sahw  is required: 1.       Adding something extra 2.       Missing something essential 3.       Being doubtful about some essential part In such cases, after completing the prayer, the person performs two additional prostrations, followed by the recitation o...

In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. In the Name of Allah—the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Let us learn how to perform Salah. OBLIGATION OF SALAH: Offering Salah (prayers) five times a day (24 hours), is an Obligatory Service, imposed on every adult, sane Muslim, male, female, or effeminate, except the women who are suffering menstrual bleeding or post-partum bleeding. This is agreed upon among all the Muslim scholars. Allah Almighty says: أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ‌ۖ إِنَّ قُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ كَانَ مَشۡہُودً۬ا “ Establish prayers at the going down of the sun until the dark of night, and (the recital of) the Qur’an at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Qur’an at dawn is ever witnessed.” [17:78] Talha bin ‘Ubaidullah ( رضی اللہ عنہ ) reported that a  man from Najd with unkempt hair came to Allah’s Messenger ( ﷺ ) and we heard his loud voice but could not understand what he was saying, till he came ...