Forgetting the sajdah al-tilāwah during ṣalāh

Question

Hope you are well by the Grace of Almighty Allah.

I have a question with 2 scenarios.

If one recites a surah which requires one to perform sajdah e tilawah during salaah And one forgets to perform the sajdah in namaaz and completed his namaaz. Will this affect the salaah?

And if one recites past the aayat at which one has to make sajdah tilawah in salaah and realizes he forgot to make the sajdah whilst in salaah. How does one go about performing the Sajdah and completing the salaah?

— Muhammad Zakariyya, Durban, South Africa

Answer

In response to the first scenario presented, if the individual genuinely forgot to perform the sajdah of tilāwah, there is no effect on the ṣalāh. There is also nothing that can be done by the individual to recover from the mistake made. It is stated in Bahār-e-Sharī`at:

نماز میں آیت سجدہ پڑھی تو اس کا سجدہ نماز ہی میں واجب ہے بیرون نماز نہیں ہو سکتا۔ اور قصداً نہ کیا تو گنہگار ہوا توبہ لازم ہے بشرطیکہ آیت سجدہ کے بعد فوراً رکوع و سجود نہ کیا ہو

“If an ‘āyah of sajdah is recited in ṣalāh, the sajdah [for the ‘āyah] is only necessary in ṣalāh. It cannot be performed outside of ṣalāh. If the individual purposely didn’t perform it, then he is sinful and repentance is necessary with the condition that after the ‘āyah of sajdah, the individual didn’t do rukū` or sujūd right after it.” (Bahār-e-Sharī`at, Vol. 4, Chapter regarding the Sajdah of Tilāwah)

In response to the second scenario presented, if the individual forgets to perform the sajdah of tilāwah and remembers later in ṣalāh, he must perform the sajdah of tilāwah right when he remembers. After performing the sajdah, he will return to the position he was in and continue his ṣalāh. It is stated in Bahār-e-Sharī`at:

مصلّی سجدۂ تلاوت بھول گیا رکوع یا سجدہ یا قعدہ میں یاد آیا تو اسی وقت سجدہ کرلے پھر جس رکن میں تھا اس کی طرف عود کرے یعنی رکوع میں تھا تو سجدہ کر کے رکوع میں واپس ہو وعلی ہذا القیاس اور اگر اس رکن کا اعادہ نہ کیا جب بھی نماز ہوگئی۔ مگر قعدۂ اخیرہ کا اعادہ فرض ہے کہ سجدہ سے قعدہ باطل ہو جاتا ہے

“If the muṣallī forgot to perform the sajdah of tilāwah and remembered in rukū`, sajdah, or qa`dah, then at that time he will perform the sajdah [of tilāwah] and return to whichever rukn (pillar) he was in. Meaning, if the individual was in rukū`, then he will go into sajdah and return back into the rukū` position, and upon this qiyās. And if he didn’t repeat the rukn he was in, then even in this case the ṣalāh will be valid. But, returning to the qa`dah ‘akhīrah (the final sitting) is farḍ because the sajdah nullifies the qa`dah.” (Bahār-e-Sharī`at, Vol. 4, Chapter regarding the Sajdah of Tilāwah)

The sajdah of tilāwah is only necessary while the individual is in ṣalāh. If the individual remembered to perform the sajdah of tilāwah after he had exited ṣalāh with salām but he was still in the bounds of ṣalāh, he will perform the sajdah of tilāwah and the sajdah sahw. Meaning, as long as he hasn’t committed such an action which is an invalidator of ṣalāh, such as talking, then he must perform the sajdah of tilāwah followed by the sajdah sahw because he is still in the bounds of ṣalāh even though he has concluded his ṣalāh with salām. It is stated in Bahār-e-Sharī`at:

سجدۂ تلاوت نماز میں فوراً کرنا واجب ہے تاخیر کرے گا گنہگار ہو گا اور سجدہ کرنا بھول گیا تو جب تک حرمت نماز میں ہے کرلے، اگرچہ سلام پھیر چکا ہو اور سجدۂ سہو کرے

“The sajdah of tilāwah is necessary to perform immediately in ṣalāh. The one who delays it will be sinful. And if they forgot to perform the sajdah of tilāwah, then as long as they are in the bounds of ṣalāh, they must perform it even if they exited the ṣalāh by salām. They will also perform the sajdah sahw [after the sajdah of tilāwah].” (Bahār-e-Sharī`at, Vol. 4, Chapter regarding the Sajdah of Tilāwah)

The sajdah of tilāwah can also be performed by the sajdah of ṣalāh if the individual performs the sajdah of ṣalāh immediately after reading the ‘āyah of sajdah. The condition is that he must perform the sajdah of ṣalāh before reciting 3 more ‘āyāt after he has recited the ‘āyah of sajdah. It is stated in Bahār-e-Sharī`at:

اگر آیت پڑھنے کے بعد فوراً نماز کا سجدہ کر لیا یعنی آیت سجدہ کے بعد تین آیت سے زیادہ نہ پڑھا اور رکوع کر کے سجدہ کیا تو اگرچہ سجدۂ تلاوت کی نیت نہ ہو ادا ہو جائے گا

“If the individual performs the sajdah of ṣalāh immediately after reciting an ‘āyah, meaning, after reciting an ‘āyah of sajdah, and they don’t recite more than 3 more ‘āyāt and they perform rukū` followed by sajdah, even if they didn’t have the intention for the sajdah of tilāwah, the sajdah of tilāwah will be fulfilled.” (Bahār-e-Sharī`at, Vol. 4, Chapter regarding the Sajdah of Tilāwah) And Allāh knows best.

Faqīr `Usmān al-‘Amjadī · (may he be forgiven)

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