Do mistakes that are made while reading a chapter invalidate prayer? Does sajdah as-sahw become necessary if a person makes a mistake and starts to read the chapter again?

The Details of the Question

Is prayer invalidated if a person reads a letter in a word wrong while reading a chapter? Can a person return and correct a word that he has pronounced wrong? Suppose that I have started to read a chapter but it is not the chapter that I intend to read; can I stop it and read the chapter that I intend? What are the things that a person needs to be careful about in this issue?

The Answer

Dear Brother / Sister,

The following is stated in the book al-Fawaid:

"The prayer of a person who makes a big mistake in reading and then who returns and corrects it is not invalidated. The prayer of a person who makes a mistake in i’rab and then who corrects it is also valid." (see Celal Yıldırım, Kaynaklarıyla İslam Fıkhı, Uysal Kitabevi: 1/285-286)

If the meaning is distorted when a mistake is made in the chapter that is read in a prayer, the prayer is invalidated; if the meaning is not distorted, the prayer is not invalidated.

If a person makes a mistake while reading an additional chapter and if he starts it again to correct it, sajdah as-sahw is not necessary. However, if he does not read an additional chapter or if he does not read it again though he has made a mistake, sajdah as-sahw becomes necessary.

If a person starts to read a verse or a chapter and if he knows it, he has to continue it; he cannot abandon it and start the chapter he has intended to read.

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