If somebody from the congregation does not follow the imam when the imam performs sajdah as-sahw, is his prayer invalidated?
- If somebody from the congregation does not follow the imam when the imam performs sajdah as-sahw, is his prayer invalidated?
- If somebody from the congregation does not follow the imam knowingly or unknowingly when the imam performs sajdah as-sahw, is the prayer of only the congregation or both the congregation and the imam invalidated?
Submitted by on Tue, 21/05/2024 - 16:02
Dear Brother / Sister,
It is obligatory for the congregation to follow the imam in congregational prayers. The Prophet (pbuh) stated the following: “The imam is meant to be followed.” (Bukhari, Salah, 18)
Therefore, when the imam performs sajdah as-sahw if somebody does not perform sajdah as-sahw deliberately, he has to perform that prayer again.
However, if a person who joins the congregation late stands up to complete his missing rak’ahs when the imam salutes and does not perform sajdah as-sahw together with the imam, he is not regarded to have left the congregation and his prayer is not invalidated. However, he has to perform sajdah as-sahw on his own at the end of the prayer
If somebody from the congregation does perform sajdah as-sahw, the prayer of the imam is not harmed.
Questions on Islam
- If a person who has started to follow the imam later gets up and continues the prayer after the imam salutes to the right and performs sajdah as-sahw, what should he (masbuq) do?
- What should I do if I am late for the congregational prayer and the imam performs sajdah as-sahw?
- What are the situations that necessitate sajdah as-sahw? Is it necessary to perform sajdah as-sahw in sunnah prayers?
- Sajdah as-Sahw
- Does sajdah as-sahw become necessary if a person reads the additional chapters in a wrong order in a prayer?
- If I forget to recite an additional surah (chapter), will my prayer be valid?
- What is the decree about sajdah as-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness)? Is it better to perform sajdah as-sahw or to interrupt and perform the prayer again if one has enough time?
- When is Sajdah as-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) required? Where is it be performed?
- Does sajda as-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) become necessary if we change the places of the invocations that we recite in ruku and sajdah?
- Can those who arrive after the imam salutes follow a masbuq? Is it permissible to follow a masbuq in prayer?