Issue 599: In four cases, it becomes obligatory for a person to perform two Sahv prostrations after the salutation of their prayer:

1-When a person talks unintentionally while praying.

2- When a person performs the salutation at a wrong time and order, for instance, when one pronounces the salutation in the first Rak'at of their prayer.

3- When a person forgets to perform the testimony (Tashahud).

4- When, in a four-Rak'at prayer, one doubts, after the second prostration, whether they have offered four Rak'ats or five.

- In two cases, it is a recommended precaution to offer two Sahv prostrations:

1- When a person forgets to perform a prostration while praying.

2- When, by mistake, a person sits down where as they must stand up or vice versa; For instance, when they sit down mistakenly while reciting the Al-Hamd and the other chapter.

Issue 600: If, at a wrong time and order, one inadvertently pronounces, "Assalamu alayna wa ala ibadillahis saliheen", or pronounces, "Assalamu alaykum", they must perform two Sahv prostrations; However, if they pronounce just a part of any of these salutations mistakenly, or if they pronounce, "Assalamu alayka ayyuhan nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh", it will be a recommended precaution to perform two Sahv prostrations.

Issue 601: To perform Sahv prostration, one must, immediately after the salutation of their prayer, make their intention for Sahv prostration, and place their forehead on something which prostration is valid on, and then they must pronounce, "Bismillahi wa billahi wa sallallahu ala Muhammadin wa Ali Muhammad", or pronounce, "Bismillahi wa billahi allahumma salli ala Muhammadin wa Ali Muhammad"; But it is better to say, "Bismillahi wa billahi assalamu alayka ayyuhan nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh". Then they must sit and prostrate again, and pronounce one of the above remembrances, sit again, and finally pronounce the testimony and salutation.

Q602: It is said that when a person forgets to perform Sahv prostration, they must perform it as they remember that. Does this mean that we are allowed to perform it in any given state or situation, for instance, without Wudhu, covering or a suitable place for prostration?

A: The conditions and rules of prayer and the corresponding prostration do not apply to Sahv prostration. So, one can even perform it without Wudhu, but as a precaution, they should observe those rules. Sahv prostrations are two in all cases.

Q603: Should all the three salutations be pronounced after the testimony of Sahv prostration, or does it suffice if only the last salutation, i.e., "Assalamu alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakatuh", is pronounced?

A: The last salutation suffices.

Q604: What must a person do if due to forgetting but not doubting the number of Rak'ats, one stands up after the last testimony (i.e. when they must pronounce the salutation and finish their prayer)?

A: Sitting down when one must stand or vice versa does not invalidate prayers provided that they happen due to forgetting; however, as a precaution, they should perform Sahv prostrations in such cases.