Question 220) - What should a Musalli do when forgetful in Salah?

A:? If he adds an action which is an act of Salah, e.g. he repeated the Ruku' or added a Rak'ah, or he forgets a Wajib, e.g. he forgot al-Fatihah or the

Surah after it, or the first sitting or one of the two Tashsahud, or Qunut in Witr, or the Takbirs of Eid, or the Imam read aloud in a soft Salaah or soft in

a loud Salaah; then Sujud~us Sahw must be made. It is two Sajdahs after the final Tashshahud then one Salaam is made then another Tashshahud and then Salam

is made. (The preferred view is that he recite Salat 'alan Nabi and du'a in the final sitting. It is also said that he should recite in both sittings as a precaution.)

~ al-Quduri ~