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Under what conditions are we allowed to do sajda sahw? (prostration of forgetfullness?)

· 27 Jumada I 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 500English

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Under what conditions are we allowed to do sajda sahw? (prostration of forgetfullness?)

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Sajda-e-Sahw becomes compulsory when one makes a mistake in a Waajib of Salaat.

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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