Question
My wife who is a Shaafi' followed me in Zuhr Salaat. After the completion of the Salaat, she made two Sajdah. When I questioned her, she said that in Qa'dah Ula she forgot to recite Durood, hence she had made Sajdah Sahw. Was she correct? What is the Shaafi' and the Hanafi view?
Answer
According to the Shaafi' Math-hab, reciting Durood in the first Qa'dah (sitting position after two raka'ts) after Tashahhud is among such Sunnats called Ab'aadh. Omission of such a Sunnat necessitates Sajdah Sahw according to the Shaafi' Math-hab. However, your wife erred in having made Sajdah Sahw because even if a muqtadi makes a mistake behind the Imaam, there is no Sajdah Sahw for him/her. Yes, if she was performing alone and had missed the Durood, then Sajdah Sahw would have been necessary.
According to the Hanafi Math-hab, it is not permissible to recite Durood in Qa'dah Ula of Fardh and Witr Salaat. If mistakenly it is recited, then Sajdah Sahw is necessary. If mistakenly it is omitted in the last sitting, then there is no Sajdah Sahw. Durood is among the Sunnats according to the Hanafi' Math-hab.
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- The Majlis Vol 20 No 02
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