Is a persons Salaah valid if he/she recited the Durood in the second Rakaat of a four Rakaat Fardh Salaah after reciting Tashahhud instead of standing up to complete the remainder of the Salaah?

Q. Is the salaah valid if a person recited the Durood in the second Rakaat of a four Rakaat Fardh Salaah?

A. If a person recited the Durood (Allahumma Salli Ala Muhammad till the end) after reciting Tashahhud (At-Tahiyyatu Lillahi Wassalaawaat till the end) in the first sitting posture (Qadah-e-Ula) of a four Rakaat Fardh Salaah, then it is Waajib (necessary) to make Sajdah-e-Sahw. (Haashiyatut Tahtaawi Al Maraaqil Falaah (1/342)

The method of Sajdah-e-Sahw is to make one Salaam after reciting the Tashahhud in the last sitting posture of Salaah (Qadah-e-Akheerah) after performing two Sajdas. Thereafter, the Tashahhud should be repeated, the Durood should be recited, the Du’aa should read and the Salaat should be completed by making two Salaams.

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Mufti Ismaeel Bassa

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