Doubting whether one performed 4 or 5 rakaats
Question
1. If I am praying 4 rakah salah and in the last rakah I doubted whether I prayed 4 or 5 rakah... as there is no 5 rakahs so I base myself on 4 rakahs and complete my prayer without doing sajda e sahw...is my prayer is valid?
2. Do I have to do sajda e sahw in this situation?
Answer
1. Yes.
2. No.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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