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Is the salaah valid or must the three rakaats fardh of magrib be repeated?

Published as Standing Up For The Fourth Rakaat In Maghrib Salaah

· 25 Jumada I 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A person in Maghrib fardh went into a fourth rakaat , in ruku he realized his mistake and sat in athiyaat, made sajda sahw and completed his salaah.

Is the salaah valid or must the three rakaats fardh of magrib be repeated?

Answer

His Salaah is valid and there is no need to repeat the Salaah.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

بہشتی زیور ص ۱۵۱ حصہ دوم

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Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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