Forgetting to read qunoot in witr
Q: While reading the witr salaah and in the last rakaat if I forget to read the qunoot but remember when I go into ruku wat should be done?
Sajda-e-Sahw
Making sajdah sahw after realizing one's mistake in salaah
Q: I had missed one rakah in Isha jama'at. When I was offering the missed rakah, I forgot to recite a surah after al faatihah. I realised this and made Sejdah Sahw in the end. Should I repeat my prayer.
Mistakenly reciting a surah instead of attahiyyaat
Q: Is Salaat valid in the following cases? If so, please advise what should be done if such an error occurs in the Salaat.
1. Mistakenly reciting thana twice.
2. Mistakenly reciting some Ayaats of a Surah, or an entire Surah, instead of tashahhud. Tashahhud is then recited after the mistake is realized.
3. Mistakenly reciting some part of tashahhud, or the entire tashahhud, instead of Surah Fatiha. Surah Fatihah is then recited after the mistake is realized.
Masbooq making salaam with the Imaam
Q: A person missed one rakaat in fardh salaah. At the end, when the Imam made salaam, the person who missed the rakaat made the salaam, either to one side or both sides. Does he need to make sajda-e-sahw for the salaam he made with the Imam?
What to recite during sajdah-e-sahw?
Q: What should we recite in sajda e sahw?
Mistakenly standing up after the fourth rakaat
Q: If someone is performing zohar farz salah and in the last rakat after tashahud (attahiyat), he stands and after completing the sajda if the 5th rakat, he remembers that he made the mistake in this condition. What should he do and how should he complete his farz salah?
Leaving out a portion of At-Tahiyyaat in Salaah
Q: If a person left out a portion of tashahud (At-Tahiyyat) in Salaah, does he have to make Sajdah-e-Sahw?
Missing a portion of Surah Faatihah in Salaah
Q: If due to some disturbance, a person missed an Aayah in Surah Faatihah, does he have to make Sajdah-e-Sahw?
Mistakenly reciting Surah Faatihah in rukoo
Q: While offering zuhr prayer alone, I mistakenly started to recite surah al faatihah in the rukoo. Should I have offered Sejdah sahw?
Remaining silent for the duration of three Subhaanallahs
Q: Sometimes, I lose focus during Salaah for over 10 seconds wherein I remain silent and do not recite qiraat. When this happens, I silently think about worldly matters. I don’t do this on purpose. It just happens and takes a while for me to realize that I should focus on Salaah. Does this invalidate the Salaah?