LessonsSujud al-Sahw: Cause, Method, Timing, and Special CasesQuiz

If the worshipper forgets the first sitting and starts to stand:

• if not yet fully upright, return to the sitting;
• if already fully upright, do not return in the normal Fard case — continue and perform Sujud al-Sahw.

The commentary gives a finer distinction:
• if one returns while still closer to sitting, no Sahw is required for that return;
• if one had risen closer to standing before returning, Sujud al-Sahw is required.

The matn gives a special return rule for Nafl; the commentary records further juristic preference, so that advanced detail should not be oversimplified into the Fard rule.

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If the First Sitting Is Forgotten

Sujud al-Sahw: Cause, Method, Timing, and Special Cases

If the worshipper forgets the first sitting and starts to stand:

• if not yet fully upright, return to the sitting;
• if already fully upright, do not return in the normal Fard case — continue and perform Sujud al-Sahw.

The commentary gives a finer distinction:
• if one returns while still closer to sitting, no Sahw is required for that return;
• if one had risen closer to standing before returning, Sujud al-Sahw is required.

The matn gives a special return rule for Nafl; the commentary records further juristic preference, so that advanced detail should not be oversimplified into the Fard rule.