WEEK 4 - Sajdatu-sahw

What actions invalidate the prayer?

• Saying words that are not part of the prayer.

• Coughing intentionally, eating or drinking, chewing gum.

• Crying during prayer, except if it is out of devotion and reverence to Allah, the Almighty.

• Any movement that is not appropriate during prayer.

• If we recite bismillah before Al-Fatiha in every rak'ah.

What is sehvi sajdah (sajdat-u-sahw - sajda of forgetfulness)?

• The sajdah we perform if we prayed without ablution.

• The sajdah we perform if we laughed during prayer.

• Additional sajdah we perform to correct a mistake we made unintentionally during prayer.

How is the prostration of forgetfulness (sehvi sedžda) performed?

• After the prayer, when we give salam to the right side, we perform two prostrations, in the same way as the regular prostrations we perform during the prayer. After these two prostrations, we sit again and recite Et-Tehijjatu, Salawat, and Dua, and then give salam to the right and left side.

• After the prayer, when we give salam to the right and left side, we perform two prostrations, in the same way as the regular prostrations we perform during the prayer. After these two prostrations, we sit again and recite Et-Tehijjatu, Salawat, and supplications, and then give salam to the right and left side.

• We will perform two additional prostrations at any time during the prayer, in the same way as the regular prostrations we perform during the prayer.

What are the mistakes for which we are obliged to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sehvi sedžda)?

• If any wajib part of the prayer is unintentionally omitted, such as reciting Al-Fatiha, a surah, At-Tahiyyat, or the first sitting in prayer.

• If we forget to sit for the first sitting and stand up for the third unit, then return to the first sitting.

• If more rakats are performed than prescribed. For example, when we perform five rakats instead of four.

• If we forget to perform the final sitting in prayer.

How many times should we perform the sajdat-u-sahw (sehvi sajdah) if we make more than one mistake in prayer?

• We will perform it as many times as the number of mistakes.

• Once is enough.

• If we made more mistakes, we must repeat the prayer.