Question 59: When I lifted my head from the prostration (sajdah) during prayer and sat down, I doubted whether it was the first sajdah or the second. What should be done in this situation?
✅ Answer: Refer to the following narration:
1⃣عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِیِّ قَالَ سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ سَهَا فَلَمْ یَدْرِ سَجْدَةً سَجَدَ أَمْ ثِنْتَیْنِ قَالَ یَسْجُدُ أُخْرَی وَ لَیْسَ عَلَیْهِ بَعْدَ انْقِضَاءِ الصَّلَاةِ سَجْدَتَا السَّهْوِ
📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 349
Translation: Halabi said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about someone who doubts whether they performed one sajdah or two. The Imam said: Perform another sajdah, and after finishing the prayer, there is no obligation for sajdah sahw.
✅ Note 1: According to the following narration, if one has moved past the place of sajdah and then doubts, they should ignore it:
2⃣عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ بُکَیْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ کُلُّ مَا شَکَکْتَ فِیهِ مِمَّا قَدْ مَضَی فَامْضِهِ کَمَا هُوَ
📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 2, p. 344
Translation: Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said: For anything where the place has passed, and you doubt it, pass it as it is (do not pay attention to it).
✅ Note 2: If one later realizes that their doubt was unfounded and they performed an extra sajdah, according to narration 3⃣, it is not necessary to repeat the prayer, but according to narration 4⃣, they must perform sajdah sahw:
3⃣عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ الْحَکَمِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ صَلَّی فَذَکَرَ أَنَّهُ زَادَ سَجْدَةً قَالَ لَا یُعِیدُ صَلَاةً مِنْ سَجْدَةٍ وَ یُعِیدُهَا مِنْ رَکْعَةٍ
📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 2, p. 156
Translation: Mansur bin Hazim said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about a man who prays and then remembers that he performed an extra sajdah. The Imam said: The prayer is not repeated because of one sajdah, but it is repeated because of (adding or omitting) one rak'ah (or ruku').
4⃣عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِی عُمَیْرٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سُفْیَانَ بْنِ السِّمْطِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ تَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَیِ السَّهْوِ فِی کُلِّ زِیَادَةٍ تَدْخُلُ عَلَیْکَ أَوْ نُقْصَانٍ
📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 2, p. 155
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: For any addition or omission that occurs to you, perform two sajdah sahw.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ
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