Lesson 41: Valid (Sahih) Doubts
(Doubts that require remedial procedure).
Nine cases of doubts are such that the prayer is not renderedbatil (invalid), provided the remedial procedure as prescribed in each case is carried out. It is not necessary to offer the prayer again.
1. Doubt during a fourrak'at prayer after both thesajdah s whether it was the second or the thirdrak’at . In such a case it should be regarded as the thirdrak'at and the prayer is to be finished after offering the fourthrak'at . ThereafterSalat al-ihtiyat (precautionary prayer) of onerak’at by standing be offered. .
2. Doubt, after the twosajdah s, whether it was second the second, third or the fourthrak’at . In such a case, the prayer should be finished by considering it as the fourthrak’at andSalat al-ihtiya t of tworak’at by standing is to be offered.
3. Doubt after the twosajdah s, whether it was the second, third or the fourthrak’at . In such a case, prayer is to be be finished by considering it as the fourthrak’at andSalat al-ihtiyat of tworak’at s by standing and then another tworak’at s by sitting is to be offered.
4. Doubt after twosajdah s whether it was the fourth or the fifthrak’at . In a such case, the prayer should be completed then and there and twosajdah s ofsahw should be offered immediately.
Note: "After the twosajdah s", in above 4 cases, means after completing thedhikr of 2ndsajdah .
5. Doubt whether it was the third or the fourthrak’at . In such a case the prayer should be finished by considering it as the fourthrak’at andSalat al-ihtiyat of onerak’at by standing or tworak’at by sitting is to be offered.
6. Doubt while inqiyam (standing posture) whether it is fourth or fifthrak’at . In such a case, sit down at once and finish the prayer. ThereafterSalat al-ihtiyat of onerak’at by standing or tworak’at s by sitting is to be offered.
7. Doubt while inqiyam , i.e. beforeruku’ whether it was the third or the fifthrak’at . In such a case, at once sit down and after finishing Prayer, offer tworak’at s ofSalat al-ihtiyat by standing.
8. Doubt while inqiyam whether it was the third, fourth or the fifthrak’at . In such a case, at once sit down and after finishing the prayer offer tworak’at s ofSalat al-ihtiyat by standing and tworak’at s by sitting.
9. Doubt while inqiyam , whether it was the fifth or the sixthrak’at . In such a case, prayer should be finished at once and twosajdah s ofsahw will have to be done.
Note: In last the mentioned four cases, twosajdah of sahw should be done for the unwanted qiyam .