Making sajdah sahw after mistakenly making a third sajdah

· 21 Muharram 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

During prayer, by mistake, I went on for the third sajdah but as soon as I realized, I sat back without completing سبحن ربی الاعلی three times and then did sajdah sahw. Will my namaz be valid?

Answer

Your salaah is valid. You did the correct thing by making sajdah sahw for making a third sajdah mistakenly.

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

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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