Principal causes include forgetting a wajib, adding an unintended prayer-type act, and the imam mistakenly changing obligatory recitation volume.
The imam’s lapse affects the congregation; the follower’s personal lapse during following does not independently require these prostrations.
For sittings and an extra fifth rakah, the key facts are the legal status of the sitting and whether the extra fifth has reached prostration.
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Prostrations of Forgetfulness: Causes, Method, Missed Sittings and Doubts
Principal causes include forgetting a wajib, adding an unintended prayer-type act, and the imam mistakenly changing obligatory recitation volume.
The imam’s lapse affects the congregation; the follower’s personal lapse during following does not independently require these prostrations.
For sittings and an extra fifth rakah, the key facts are the legal status of the sitting and whether the extra fifth has reached prostration.