The Peacock and the Tortoise

ONCE upon a time a peacock and a tortoise became great friends. The peacock lived on a tree on the banks of the stream in which the tortoise had his home; and daily the peacock after he had a drink of water danced nearthe stream and displayed his gay plumage for the amusement of his friend. One unfortunate day, a bird-catcher who was on the prowl caught the peacock and was about taking him away to the market. The unhappy bird begged of his captor to allow him to bid his friend the tortoise good-bye, as itwould be the last time he would see him. The bird-catcher allowed him his prayer and took him tothe tortoise, who was greatly moved to see his friend a captive. The tortoise asked the bird-catcher to let the peacock go; but he laughed at the request, saying that was his means of livelihood. The tortoise then said, "If I make you a handsome present, will you let my friend go?""Certainly," answered the bird-catcher, that is all I want." Whereupon the tortoise dived into the water and in a few seconds came up with a handsome pearl, which, to the great astonishment of the bird-catcher, he handed to him. This was beyond his expectabons, and he let the peacock go immediately. A short time after, the avaricious man came back and told the tortoise that he thought he had not paid enough for the release of his friend, and threatened that, unless a match to that pearl was obtained for him, he would again catch the peacock. The tortoise, who had already advised his friend to betake himself to a distantjungle on being set free, was greatly enraged at thegreed of this man. "Well," said the tortoise, "if you insist on having another pearl like it, give it to me and I will fish you out an exact match for it." The cupidity of the bird-catcherprevented his reasoning that "one in the hand was equal to two in the bed of the stream," and he speedily gave the pearl to the wily tortoise, who swam out with it saying, "Iam no fool to take one and give two!" and forthwith disappeared, leaving the bird-catcher to be sorry ever after for his covetousness./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

He lost his wudoo’ whilst doing the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw); what should he do?

What should one do if one makes a mistake (such as forgetting to
recite Rabbigfirli between the two sajdas) in Sajdah Sahw ? Also what
should one do if ones wudhu gets lost during the SajsahSahw (such as
when sitting between the two sajsas)?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
What is prescribed in the prostration of forgetfulness is to say in
itand between the two prostrations what one says in prostration during
prayer, so you should say tasbeeh whilst prostratingand say Rabb
ighfir li (Lord forgive me) between the two prostrations. But if you
forget any of that, you do not have to do another prostration for
forgetfulness, so that it does not become an endless cycle.
It says in al-Sharh al-Kabeer (1/700) about matters for which no
prostration is required: It is not prescribed to do theprostration of
forgetfulness in the funeral prayer, because there is no prostration
in this prayer, so how could you do a prostration to make up for a
mistake in this case; or in the prostration of recitation, or in the
prostration of forgetfulness. This was stated by Ahmad. And because
there is consensus narrated by Ishaaq, because it would become an
endless cycle. So if he forgets somethingafter doing the prostration
of forgetfulness, he should not prostrate again for that reason. And
Allah knows best. End quote.
It says something similar in Mataalib Ooli al-Nuha (1/507).
To sum up: if a person forgets something during the prostration of
forgetfulness, he does nothave to do anything else, and his prayer is
valid.
Secondly:
If a person loses his wudoo' during the prostration of forgetfulness,
the matter is subject to further discussion:
1. If he prostrated before the salaam, his prayer is rendered
invalid,because saying the tasleem at the end of the prayer is a
pillar or essential part of prayer, and he broke his wudoo' before
doing this essentialpart.
2. If he had said the salaam at the end of his prayer, and he only
had the prostration of forgetfulness to do, then he lost his wudoo
during it or before he did it, then his prayer is valid and he does
not have to do anything else, because theprostration is making up for
a mistake in the prayer, and it is not rendered invalid by missing it.
It says in Kashshaaf al-Qinaa' (1/409): If a person forgets the
prostration of forgetfulness until he starts another prayer, then he
remembers it, he should make it up when he says the salaam, if a long
time has not passed. But if a long time has passed, he should not do
this prostration, because it is done to complete a prayer, so it
should not bedone after a long time haspassed. Or if he has left the
masjid he does not have to do this prostration; and the sameapplies if
he loses his wudoo' -- and his prayer is valid.
And Allah knows best.

Ruling on prayer if one omits some obligatory parts out of ignorance or forgetfulness

If a person makes a mistake in adhkaar that are obligatory in the
prayer, such as the dhikr when sitting between thetwo prostrations and
in the tashahhud – the first part of it – what is the ruling on his
prayer if he forgot or was unaware (that it is obligatory)? What about
previous prayers in which he made this mistake and does he have t o
repeat them?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The dhikr that comes between the two prostrations is one of the
Sunnahs of the prayer andis not obligatory. This has been discussed
previouslyin the answer to question no. 130981
Based on that, if a person omits it deliberately or out of ignorance,
that does not render his prayerinvalid and he does not have to do
anything. If he forgot it although he usually does it, it is mustahabb
for him to do the two prostrations of forgetfulness before the salaam.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy onhim)
said: If a person omits one of the mustahabb words or actions out of
forgetfulness and he usually does it, then it is prescribed for him to
prostrate (the prostration of forgetfulness) to make up for this
omission that affected the perfection of the prayer but was not
anomission of something obligatory, because of thegeneral meaning of
the words of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) in
the hadeeth, "For every mistake there are two prostrations"– narrated
by Abu Dawood; it is a hasan hadeeth. In Saheeh Muslim it says: "If
one of you forgets, let him prostrate twice." As this is general in
meaning, if he omits a Sunnah that he does not usually do, then it is
not Sunnah for him toprostrate, because it never occurred to him to do
it.
End quote from ash-Sharhal-Mumti' 'ala Zaad al-Mustaqni', 3/333, 334
Secondly:
The first Tashahhud is oneof the obligatory parts of the prayer
although it is not one of the pillars or essential parts, as was
explained previously in the answer to question no. 34570
If someone omits this obligatory part deliberately, his prayer is
rendered invalid, as you will see in the answer to question no. 9897 .
If someone omits it becausehe forgot, then he has to do the
prostration of forgetfulness before the salaam. If someone omits it
because he is unaware of the ruling on it, he doesnot have to do
anything, because the one who is unaware is excused.
The evidence for the obligatory parts of the prayer being waived in
the case of forgetfulness, and that the prostration of forgetfulness
is required in this case, is the report narrated by al-Bukhaari (795)
and Muslim (570) from 'Abdullah ibn Buhaynah (may Allah be pleased
with him), according to which the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) led them in praying Zuhr, then he stood up after
thefirst two rak'ahs and did not sit, and the people got up with him.
When hehad finished the prayer and the people were waiting for him to
say thetasleem, he said takbeer whilst sitting and prostrated twice
before saying the salaam, then he said the salaam.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allahhave mercy on him) said, concerning one who
omitted the obligatory part deliberately: His prayer is rendered
invalid.But if he omitted it by mistake, he should do the prostration
of forgetfulness before he says the salaam, because of the report
narrated by 'Abdullah ibn Maalik ibn Buhaynah -- and he quoted the
hadeeth. Thus this idea is proven, and byanalogy we apply the same
principle to all the obligatory parts (of the prayer).

And Allah knows best.

By mistake he said when bowing, “Subhaana rabbiy al-a‘la”

Sometimes during the prayer on the rukoo instead od saying "subhanRabi
azim " i say "subhan Rabi 'ala " , but i notice it before finishing
the saying or sometimes afterthe saying and i corect , the same happen
to me during the sujood i say the opposite and also between the two
prostrations ? do i have todo the prostrations of forgetfulness ? if
yes after or before?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
If a person forgets and says when bowing "Subhaana rabbiy al-a'la" by
mistake, or he says when prostrating, "Subhaana rabbiy al-'azeem", it
is one of two scenarios:
(i) He remembersthat he did not say the dhikr in the
right place, in which case he should say "Subhaan rabbiy al-'azeem"
before rising from bowing, and he should say when prostrating
"Subhaana rabbiy al-a'la" before he sits up.
In this case he does not have to do the prostrationof forgetfulness,
because he did not omit something that is obligatory; rather it is
mustahabb for him to do the prostration of forgetfulness, because he
did not say the dhikr in the right place.
(ii) He does not remember that he did notsay the dhikr in
the right place until after rising from bowing or prostration.
In this case he has to do the prostration of forgetfulness because he
omitted something obligatory.
In this case the prostration should come before the salaam.
We have previously discussed this issue in the answer to question no. 7743
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy onhim) said: If a person
says a prescribed phrase in the wrong place, it is prescribed for him
to do the prostration of forgetfulness, such as if hesays "Subhaana
rabbiy al-a'la" whilst bowing, then he remembers and says "Subhaana
rabbiy al-'azeem" In this case, he said a phrase that is prescribed,
namely "Subhaana rabbiy al-a'la", but it is prescribed to say
"Subhaana rabbiy al-a'la" when prostrating. So if he says it when
bowing, we say: You said something that is prescribed in the wrong
place, so doing theprostration (of forgetfulness) is Sunnah inyour
case.
End quote from ash-Sharhal-Mumti', 3/359
Shaykh Ibn Jibreen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If he says a
prescribed phrase in the wrong place by mistake, itdoes not invalidate
the prayer… so if he recites Qur'aan when he is sittingor recites the
Tashahhud when he is standing, or hesays "Subhaana rabbiy al-a'la"
whilst bowing or "Subhaana rabbiy al-'azeem" whilst prostrating, i.e.,
he does something that is Sunnah in the wrong place even though it is
prescribed, then it is Sunnah for him to do the prostration of
forgetfulness, but it is not obligatory, because these phrases all
come under the heading of adhkaar al-salaat (dhikrs recited during the
prayer), so the prayer is not invalidated by doing so. End quote from
Sharh Akhdar al-Mukhtasaraat
Secondly:
If the worshipper was praying behind an imam and did any of the things
mentioned above, then heshould do the prostration of forgetfulness at
the end of his prayer, if he joined the prayer late. If he offered the
entire prayer from the beginning with the imam,then he should say the
salaam with the imam and he does not have to do the prostration of
forgetfulness.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy onhim) said: If one who is
praying behind an imam makes a mistake in his prayer, and he did not
join the prayer late, i.e., hedid all the rak'ahs with the imam, such
as if he forgot to say "Subhaana rabbiy al-'azeem" when bowing, he
does not haveto do the prostration of forgetfulness, because theimam
has borne it for him. But if we assume that the one who prayed behind
the imam made a mistake that caused one of the rak'ahs to be
invalidated, such as if he forgot to recite al-Faatihah, then in this
case, when the imam saysthe salaam, he has to stand up and do the
rak'ah that was invalidated because of his mistake, then he should
recite the tashahhud, say the salaam and do the prostration of
forgetfulness after the salaam.
But if the one who prays behind the imam makes amistake in his prayer
and he joined the prayer late, then he should do the prostration of
forgetfulness, whether hismistake came when he was praying with the
imam or after he stood upto complete what he had missed, because if he
prostrates he will not be going against his imam, because his imam
will have already finished his prayer.

And Allah knows best.