{"id":38725,"date":"2025-09-02T13:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=38725"},"modified":"2025-09-02T13:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:53:32","slug":"forgetting-the-takbir-for-qunoot-and-omitting-sajdah-sahw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/forgetting-the-takbir-for-qunoot-and-omitting-sajdah-sahw\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgetting The Takbir For Qunoot And Omitting Sajdah Sahw"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 08315<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Written by Alimah Aisha Qureshi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hafiz was leading Witr Salah. He forgot to make takbir for Qunoot. He received luqma and came back from ruku, performed Qunoot then proceeded with the rest of Salah. He also forgot to make Sajdah sahw.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Does the witr have to be repeated? Like should an announcement be made that whoever read witr yesterday should repeat their Salah?<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Witr prayer is a highly emphasized prayer, especially during Ramadhan, and its performance with Qunoot is considered w\u0101jib (necessary).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Qunoot\u00a0during\u00a0Witr prayer\u00a0is considered a\u00a0w\u0101jib\u00a0(obligatory action), and it should be recited after the\u00a0ruku\u00a0of the second rak’ah. If\u00a0Qunoot\u00a0is forgotten, it must be performed later, but this should be done before the ruku of the third rak’ah.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If the Imam forgets to say Qunoot in its proper place and proceeds into ruku, then remembers, the correct action would be to perform Sajdah Sahw at the end of the prayer to compensate for missing Qunoot.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, in this case, the Imam returned from ruku to perform Qunoot, which is not the method in the Hanafi madhab. According to Imam Abu Hanifa, once the person has entered ruku, they cannot go back to perform Qunoot, as the position of Qunoot is before ruku.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The failure to perform\u00a0Sajdah Sahw\u00a0after the mistake is the issue.\u00a0Sajdah Sahw\u00a0is for minor mistakes or forgetfulness during the prayer, and neglecting it invalidates the prayer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to\u00a0Hanafi Fiqh, the Witr Salah\u00a0does not need to be repeated\u00a0in this scenario. The Hafiz’s act of performing Qunoot after Ruku (due to forgetting the Takbir) is\u00a0permissible, and though he missed\u00a0Sajdah Sahw, it\u00a0does not invalidate\u00a0the Salah.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

References:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hidaya fi Sharh Bidaya almubtadi Vol 1 Pg 66<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u0623\u0646 \u0633\u062c\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0647\u0648 \u0648\u0627\u062c\u0628\u0629 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u064a\u062d \u0644\u0623\u0646\u0647\u0627 \u062a\u062c\u0628 \u0644\u062c\u0628\u0631 \u0646\u0642\u0635 \u062a\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n

Hidaya fi Sharh Bidaya almubtadi Vol 1 Pg 74<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Alimah Aisha Qureshi<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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