Sahw Prostration: Difference between revisions

According to the [[fatwa]] of jurists, to make up for some mistakes during the prayer, the praying person should perform two prostrations which are called Sahw prostration (prostration for inadvertent mistakes). [[Shi'a]] jurists have discussed about Sahw prostration and its rulings under the rulings of Sahw (inadvertent mistakes) and [[doubts of prayer]].

The method of performing Sahw prostration is that immediately after the end of the prayer, the praying person should perform two prostrations with the intention of Sahw prostration in which special dhikr should be said and after the second prostration, he should recite tashahhud and Salam again. Most Shi'a jurists believe that Sahw prostration does not begin with [[takbir]] (saying "Allah-u Akbar"), but, according to [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi]]'s fatwa, one should say takbir before performing Sahw prostration. [[Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi]] the author of ''[[Jawahir]]'' considered al-Shaykh al-Tusi's view weak and saying takbir is [[recommended]].

  <center>Bism-i Allah wa bi Allah, Allah-umma salli ala Muhammad wa al-i Muhammad</center>

  <center>Bism-i Allah wa bi Allah wa salla Allah ala Muhammad wa al-ih</center>

According to the fatwa of most [[Shi'a]] [[jurists]], the time of Sahw prostration is after [[Taslim|Salam]] of the prayer. According to al-Shaykh al-Tusi, some [[Twelver]] jurists consider the time of Sahw prostration before Salam of the prayer if Sahw prostration is due to a defect (missing something from the elements of the prayer). [[Ibn al-Junayd al-Iskafi]], the jurist of the fourth/[[tenth century]] accepted this view.

Shi'a jurists have different views about the cases when Sahw prostration becomes [[obligatory]]. With regards to different fatwas, performing Sahw prostration is obligatory in four, five or six cases. According to the view of most scholars, Sahw prostration is obligatory or [[obligatory caution]], in the following five cases:

* Missing [[Tashahhud]]

* Some jurists added cases when the praying person inadvertently sits when he should stand or stands when he should sit to the above cases.

 

According to al-Shaykh al-Tusi, some Twelver jurists consider Sahw prostration obligatory in every case when anything is added or missed in the prayer (other than the foundational elements). [[Al-Allama al-Hilli]] accepted this view. Some [[religious authorities]] have considered this as recommended.

* In Sahw prostration, all seven parts of body (parts of prostration) should be placed on the ground.

* There is a disagreement among [[jurist]]s whether [[purity]] and facing toward the [[qibla]] are among the requirements of Sahw prostration.

* Sahw prostration does not make up for missing foundational elements in the prayer.

* Sahw prostration is obligatory to be performed immediately; meaning that immediately after the end of the prayer, it has to be performed. But, a person who has forgotten to perform Sahw prostration, does not have to perform the prayer again; but, he only has to perform Sahw prostration and it does not miss its obligation by passing time.