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Forgetting in Salaah

· 10 Safar 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If one has a habit of forgetting multiple things in a Salaah such as number of rakat, number of sajda, first tashahud and so forth, how that person would perform his salah?

Answer

He should just base his action on the dominant thought.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( وإذا شك ) في صلاته ( من لم يكن ذلك ) أي الشك ( عادة له ) وقيل من لم يشك في صلاة قط بعد بلوغه وعليه أكثر المشايخ بحر عن الخلاصة ( كما صلى استأنف ) بعمل مناف وبالسلام قاعدا أولى لأنه المحلل ( وإن كثر ) شكه ( عمل بغالب ظنه إن كان ) له ظن للحرج ( وإلا أخذ بالأقل ) لتيقنه (الدر المختار 2/ 92-93)

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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