Imaam reciting softly in Maghrib Salaah
Question
I was leading jamat at Maghrib. In the second standing, I forgot to recite aloud. By the time someone said SubhanAllah, I was halfway in Fatiha. Upon realising the mistake, I recited Fatiha aloud from the start (repeating first half quiet and then loud). My question is, what portion of Fatiha can be repeated without sajdah-e sahwa becoming wajib?
Answer
If one recites three aayats or more softly in a jahri salaah (i.e. loud salaah), sajda-e-sahw will become waajib.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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