Forgetting to read a Surah after Surah Faatiha in Fardh
Question
If I forgot to add a surah after surah Fatihah in the Fard prayer that has 4 rakaat, do I make this up by reading surah after surah fatihah in the 3rd rakaat or 4th rakaat? Do we have a choice of choosing 3rd or 4th rakaat? Of course, we still have to do sajdah sahw.
Answer
You should recite a surah in either the third rakaat or fourth rakaat and make sajdah sahw at the end of the salaah.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
( ولو ترك سورة أوليي العشاء ) مثلا ولو عمدا ( قرأها وجوبا ) وقيل ندبا ( مع الفاتحة جهرا في الأخريين ) لأن الجمع بين جهر ومخافتة في ركعة شنيع ولو تذكرها في ركوعه قرأها وأعاد الركوع (الدر المختار 1/535)
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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