Wa `alaykkum salaam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh
Sorry sister, I don't properly understand your question. If you mean that: If you miss the following then do you just carry on with the salaah? The answer varies. [Remember if you miss something waajib, and you have gone to the next pillar, then you just carry on with the prayer and do Sajdah Sahw before the Tasleem]
and the same applies for the conditions such as
A)missing opening supplication
B)missing,getting confused or forgetting in the recitation.
C)If recitating Bismillah in the begining of the prayers,before the recitation or in between the recitations(incase more then one surah is recitated)is missed.
D)salawat,seeking refuge,supplication(anyone) is missed or is recited in the wrong order.for example:salawat,supplications,seeking refuge etc.
E)this used to happen when i was younger,as a habit i used to say Alhumdulillah even during salah when i used to sneeze.this wasn't deliberate.just a habit.I seenzed last night and was reminded of this Question.so..
F)when i first memorised the duas recited after adhan,i would mistakenly recite it in the supplications before salam(since they all start with the word Allahuma rabbanna).
so all these six cases including the missing qunoot are to be ignored.Also isn't witr the prayer in which duaa Qunoot is recited??so is witr without Qunoot(if missed accidently)valid??
Also the book says" the persons prayer is nullified" or "there is no prayer for him" here and there.does that mean the one for whom this applies has to pray again?
Eight questions in all i think!!
Jazakallah khair.
wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. . .
A) The opening supplication is sunnah. If you forgot to recite it, and started Soorah Fatihah (since Soorah Fatihah is a pillar), then you just carry on with your salaah. If you haven't started Soorah Fatihah, then it is permissible to go back and recite the opening du`aa.
B) If you mean missing, getting confused or forgetting in the recitation of Soorah Al Fatihah, then you have to go back and recite the Soorah correctly. This is due to the fact that Soorah al Fatihah is a pillar and it should be given great importance.
But if it is in the recitation of any other soorah (that you recite after fatihah), then the answer varies again. If you miss an ayah due to forgetfullness (ofcouse you wont be missing an ayah purposely), and you realize that you forgot (or made a mistake in an ayah) an ayah later on during the recitation (but you haven't gone into rukoo` yet) then it is mustahabb for you to go and correct yourself. But if it is a mistake in recitation that is a major mistake, then you have to make sure you go back and correct yourself. [Just to give you an example: I remember once in Fajar salaah on a friday, a brother led the salaah in the masjid. He was reciting Soorah Al Insaan and in one of the ayahs he recited it as "Wa jazaahum bima kafaroo (instead of Sabaroo) jannatan wa hareeraa" (And their recompense shall be Paradise, and silken garments, because they used to do Kufr). Obviously the ayah is meant to end as "They used to be patient"]
With regards to getting confused, then this is usually due to waswasah or lack of concentration (mostly due to waswasah) and the solution for that lies in the words of the Messenger of Allaah :saw2: ‘Uthmaan ibn Abi'l-‘Aas said: “The Shaytaan was interfering with my prayer and recitation of Qur’aan. He [the Prophet :saw2: ] said: ‘That is a devil called Khanzab, so seek refuge with Allaah from him and spit drily to your left three times.’ I did that, and Allaah took him away from me.” [Narrated by Muslim, 2203]
C) Reciting the basmalah at any part of the Qiyaam (standing) is Mustahabb and not waajib, so if you do forget to recite it, then you can carry on with your salaah
D) What seems to be apparent from the texts and the words of the scholars is that it is better for the supplication of seeking refuge from dajjaal etc to be recited after the Salawaat.
As for missing the salawaat [The scholars have differed as to whether the salawaat is waajib or mustahabb, and both sides have evidences. It is always better to be on the safe side and always make sure to recite it]. If you do miss the salawaat and remember before the Tasleem, then it is better you go back and recite the salawaat. But if you remember after the Tasleem, then inshaa'Allaah it is fine, you do not have to do anything. (Since the salawaat is mustahabb and not a pillar nor is it waajib. Let me know if you want me to give you the evidences for this...)
E) What is actually prescribed, is to say Alhamdulillaah if you sneeze (and to say it loud enough that you can hear it, as reported by Imaam Ahmad). This was the view of the majority of scholars among the Sahaabah and Taabi’een, and it was also the view of Imam Maalik, al-Shaafa’i and Ahmad. It is also the view of many of our contemperory scholars; which include Al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah.
This was based on many evidences; which includes the generality of the texts regarding saying "Alhamdulillaah" and other specific reports. As for the narration in Muslim where the Messenger of Allaah :saw2: rebuked the person who said "YarhamakAllaah" when he heard the person who sneezed (and said Alhamdulillaah), then this further only proves that it is prescribed to say "Alhamdulillaah". Because the Messenger of Allaah :saw2: only rebuked the sahaabi who said YarhamkAllaah and not the sahaabi who sneezed and said "Alhamdulillaah".
F) As mentioned before, perhaps this is due to Waswasah (or maybe lack of concentration). Inshaa'Allaah it will be good if you can work on "not" reciting it. But if you do recite it, then it does not invalidate your prayer or anything.
G) With regards to reciting Qunoot, then it is sunnah to recite it sometimes and not to recite it sometimes as Ibn `Uthaymeen rahimahullaah mentioned. Reason being, in the hadeeth narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawood, Ibn Maajah and others on the authority of Al-Hasan ibn `Ali who said:
The Messenger of Allaah :saw2: taught me some words to say in qunoot al-witr:
“Allaahumma ihdini feeman hadayta wa ‘aafini feeman ‘aafayta wa tawallani feeman tawallayta wa baarik li feema a’tayta, wa qini sharra ma qadayta , fa innaka taqdi wa la yuqda ‘alayk, wa innahu laa yadhillu man waalayta tabaarakta Rabbana wa ta’aalayta la manja minka illa ilayk"
The addition in the hadeeth "in Qunoot al Witr (
فِي قُنُوتِ الْوِتْرِ) is shaadh (rare/odd), and the correct opinion is that it was `Umar radiAllaahu anhu who used to recite Qunoot all the time in Witr.
H) Yes it means your prayer is invalid and thus this person will have to repeat the prayer again.
And Allaah knows best
Wassalaamu `alaikkum
in advance
