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

If the required final sitting was forgotten:

• before making a Sajdah in the extra rak'ah, return to the final sitting, complete the prayer and perform Sujud al-Sahw;
• if a Sajdah has already been made in the extra rak'ah before any valid final sitting occurred, the original Fard structure is lost and the prayer changes into the technical voluntary form described by the jurists.

A different case: if the valid final sitting had already been completed and the person then stood for an extra rak'ah, return and finish. If that extra rak'ah is tied to a Sajdah after a valid final sitting, the Fard remains valid and the extra portion is completed as a pair of voluntary rak'ahs, with Sahw for the delayed Salaam.

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If the Final Sitting Is Forgotten

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

If the required final sitting was forgotten:

• before making a Sajdah in the extra rak'ah, return to the final sitting, complete the prayer and perform Sujud al-Sahw;
• if a Sajdah has already been made in the extra rak'ah before any valid final sitting occurred, the original Fard structure is lost and the prayer changes into the technical voluntary form described by the jurists.

A different case: if the valid final sitting had already been completed and the person then stood for an extra rak'ah, return and finish. If that extra rak'ah is tied to a Sajdah after a valid final sitting, the Fard remains valid and the extra portion is completed as a pair of voluntary rak'ahs, with Sahw for the delayed Salaam.