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He prayed an extra rak’ah in Tarawih
Question: 8825
The imaam stood up for a third rak’ah during Tarawih prayers and he finished the prayer, then they told him that he had prayed three rak’ahs. Should he prostrate sajdat al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) or complete four rak’ahs?
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
We put this question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen, may Allah preserve him, who answered as follows:
He should do sajdat al-sahw, then complete the prayer two by two, just as he should do if it were an obligatory prayer.
And Allah knows best.
Source:
Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen
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