# Introduction to sujud al-sahw, the prostration of forgetfulness

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/3/
- Date: 2017-04-02 · Kind: lesson · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: How to Pray Salah According to the Maliki Madhhab- Mufti Abu Layth (15:36–17:30)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN9UQPOpMA&t=936s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/

**Topics:** Prayer; The Maliki school

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** The Maliki school has two kinds of sujud al-sahw: one performed before the final salam and one performed after it.

## Longer summary

Mufti Abu Layth introduces the prostration of forgetfulness, saying forgetfulness touches the heart of being human and that in Arabic the name insan is said to come from forgetting. He describes what viewers may have seen an imam do in the mosque: a quick salam at the end, prostrations, then sitting back up to finish. He says the Maliki school has two types: one done before, or without, the salam, and one done after, or with, the salam, both to be explained shortly.

## Sources and names cited

- sujud al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness)

## Transcript (machine tier, 15:36–17:30)

[15:31] than that the rest is generally pretty much the same across the board Bismillah folks I'd like to share something very important related to Salah something that touches at the heart of being human human all to human and that's forgetfulness in Arabic there's a saying that we get our name insan from actually being forgetful so what if we forget something in Salah that's where you have something

[16:11] called the S of forgetfulness the prostration of forgetfulness and some of you may have already come across this you may have witnessed it in your local Masjid uh with the Imam or you may actually be aware of these rulings if you've seen it in a Masjid you may have seen that the Imam towards the end end of his Salah when he's in when he's in the seated position he's done his he does a Salam very quickly and goes into s and then he sits back up and and then carries on with his Salah that's what this is about the suud of forgetfulness that's what we're going to take a look

[16:49] at the thing to keep in mind is that in the Malik there are two types of okay two different types you've got something called the s that is done before or without a Salam and we'll talk a bit about that shortly you'll see that but just keep that in mind the one done without aam or before aam and the the s that is done after aam or with aam he goes into suud after having done

[17:27] a Salam and we're going to talk a bit more about that shortly so what could be some of these mistakes that commonly occur within Salah now we're not exhausting them but we're going to take a look at five types of mistakes that could occur the first an addition of something verbal so some kind of some kind of T out of its place or extra as an example you sit in the instead of reading you end up reciting

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment BiN9UQPOpMA/s/3. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bin9uqpopma/s/3/

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