The Rules of Forgetfulness (Sahw) in Prayer

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 50
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 50

The Rules of Forgetfulness (Sahw) in Prayer

وَ سَأَلَ حَمَّادُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ فَاتَهُ شَيْءٌ مِنَ اَلصَّلَوَاتِ فَذَكَرَ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ اَلشَّمْسِ أَوْ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِهَا قَالَ «فَلْيُصَلِّ حِينَ يَذْكُرُ.
Hammad ibn Uthman asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام a person who missed part of their prayers and then remembered it at sunrise or sunset. Imam عليه السلام replied: "He should pray as soon as he remembers”.
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 47