Sitting after the third rakaat in a four rakaat salaah
Question
One common mistake I make in salaah is sitting in the 3rd rakaat when reading a 4 rakaats salaah, please guide me whether I need to make sajda e sahw?
Answer
If you sit for the duration of three Subhaanallahs or more, sajda-e-sahw will be waajib. If you sit less than the duration of three Subhaanallahs, and upon realising that you have only completed three rakaats, you immediately stand up, sajda-e-sahw will not be waajib.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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