Q: I would like to ask, if I made one sajda only by mistake and forget the second one, is my prayer valid? I heard that the first sajda is fardh only and the other is mustahab.
A: This is incorrect. Both sajdahs are fardh. Since you have left out a fardh of Salaah, the Salaah is not valid and will have to be repeated.
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
ومنها السجود السجود الثاني فرض كالأول بإجماع الأمة كذا في الزاهدي (الفتاوى الهندية 1/ 70)
فتاوى محمودية 9/ 266
Answered by:
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & Approved:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)