The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 1085 - If a doubt in which one rak‘at of Precautionary prayer in standing posture or two rak‘at in sitting posture is required, occurs for a person who performs prayer in sitting posture, he should perform one rak‘at in sitting posture. And if a doubt in which two rak‘ats of Precautionary prayer in standing posture is required, occurs, he should perform two rak‘ats in sitting posture. The same ruling applies in other doubts.

Issue No.1086- If a person, who normally offers prayer in standing posture becomes unable to stand while offering Precautionary prayer, he should follow the ruling of one who offers prayer in sitting posture, which was explained in the previous issue. On the contrary, if a person who offers prayer in a sitting posture becomes able to stand while offering Precautionary prayers, the ruling of one who offers prayer in standing posture will apply to him from thereon.

Issue No.1089- If a person realises before starting the Precautionary Prayers that the prayer which he had offered was correct, it is not necessary to offer it, and if he realises this during Precautionary Prayers, it is not necessary to complete it.

Issue No.1090- If a person becomes certain before starting Precautionary Prayers, that the prayers he had offered had lesser Rak’ats (for example, instead of 4 Rak’ats he had offered 3 Rak’ats), if he has still not performed an act which would invalidate the prayers, he should complete those parts of the prayers that he had not performed, and as a precaution, also perform 2 Sajdatus Sahv for the extra Salam. And if he has performed an act which invalidates prayers, he should repeat the prayers.

Issue No.1091- If a person realises after Precautionary Prayers, that the deficiency in his original prayers was equal to Precautionary Prayers, like if he offers 1 Rak’at of Precautionary Prayers in the case of doubt about 3 and 4 Rak’ats, and it transpires later that he had actually offered 3 Rak’ats in the original prayers, his prayers will be in order. And if he realises that the deficiency in his original prayers was less than the Precautionary Prayers, he should, as an obligatory precaution, offer the deficiency of the prayers immediately, and should also repeat his original prayers. And if he learns that the deficiency of his original prayers was more than the Precautionary Prayers, if he has not performed an act after the Precautionary Prayers which invalidates the prayers, the obligatory precaution is that he should perform the deficiency of the prayers and then repeat his original prayers as well.

Issue No.1093- The rules of the Precautionary Prayers as to addition or omission of the Rukn and the non-Rukn parts and doubts in performing the parts are the same as those of other obligatory prayers.

Issue No.1095- If an act which is not a Rukn, is omitted or added forgetfully in Precautionary Prayers, it will not be necessary to perform sajdatus sahv for it.

Issue No.1096- If a person forgets Tashahhud or Sajdah in Precautionary Prayers, the obligatory precaution is that he should give its Qadha after Salam.

Issue No.1097- If a man has an obligation to perform Precautionary Prayers, qadha of a Sajdah, or qadha of Tashahhud, or two sajdah sahv, he should first offer Precautionary Prayers, then give the qadha of Sajdah or Tashahhud and then sajdatus sahv.

Issue No.1098- There is no difference between the rules of doubt, forgetting, and probability or strong feeling, regardless of its occurring in the daily obligatory prayers or other obligatory prayers. For example, if one doubts in prayers of Ayaat, whether he has performed 1 Rak’at or 2, his prayers will be void, because it is a doubt which has occurred in a prayers consisting of 2 Rak’ats. Also, the rules of doubt, mistake, and strong feeling will apply to other prayers in the same way as they apply to the daily prayers.

Issue No.1101- If a person says a number of words unwillingly during the prayer, provided that it is counted as speaking once while not disturbing the form of prayer, performing sajdah al-sahw once [1] will be sufficient for all.

Issue No.1103- If a person does not perform sajdah al-sahw after the salām of prayer intentionally, he has sinned, and it is obligatory upon him to perform it as early as possible. The prayer, however, will not be void.