Sujud sahwi, the prostration of forgetfulness, is a corrective practice performed during salah when a worshipper unintentionally omits an obligatory part of the prayer or adds an extra element to it. An omission is corrected before the closing tasleem, while an addition is corrected afterward while still seated; in either case the worshipper performs two prostrations preceded by the takbir, following guidance attributed to Muhammad in hadith, to validate the prayer. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Observance
Observance NoteFor an omission, the takbir is said while sitting and two prostrations made before the tasleem; for an addition, this is done after the tasleem 1 Status
Standing as a Comparative CategoryA standard analytic category in the study of religion 1 Practice
ObligationObligatory on those who meet its conditions 1 Meaning
Literal MeaningSajdah of forgetfulness 1 Sources
1. Sujud Sahwi (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Sujud Sahwi or Sajdah of forgetfulness occurs during the ritual salat prayer
Qabli and Ba'adi subsections
Before making the tasleem... the person must say the takbir... and then make two prostrations
Lead section, first sentence
Sujud Sahwi or Sajdah of forgetfulness occurs during the ritual salat prayer
Types section, first sentence
Prophet Muhammad has detailed in the hadith what must be done in the case of a worshipper adding or subtracting something from their salat
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