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Mistakenly performing four rakaats in Maghrib Salaah without sitting for qadah after the third rakaat

· 8 Safar 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I did not sit for qa'dah in the third rakaat of Magrib and I went straight into a fourth rakaat. I completed the rakaat and then made Sajdah Sahw. I was a munfarid. What is the status of the salaah?

Answer

The fard of Maghrib is three rakaats. Since you performed four rakaats and did not sit for qadah after the third rakaat, the salaah became a nafil salaah and the fard salaah did not take place. Hence, you will have to repeat your fard salaah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

والقعدة الأخيرة فرض في الفرض والتطوع حتى لو صلى ركعتين ولم يقعد في آخرهما وقام وذهب تفسد صلاته. كذا في الخلاصة.(الفتاوى الهندية 1/71)

(ولو سها عن القعود الأخير) كله أو بعضه (عاد) ويكفي كون كلا الجلستين قدر التشهد (ما لم يقيدها بسجدة) لأن ما دون الركعة محل الرفض وسجد للسهو لتأخير القعود (وإن قيدها) بسجدة عامدا أو ناسيا أو ساهيا أو مخطئا (تحول فرضه نفلا برفعه) الجبهة عند محمد، وبه يفتى لأن تمام الشيء بآخره.(الدر المختار 2/85)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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