Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 86
86 S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book necessary. The Prostrations are offered after the recitation of Tashahhud , and Dur u d , and other prescribed prayers in the final Qa‘dah of the Prayer. Thus, after saying All a hu Akbar , two prostrations are performed, in which Sub ha na Rabbiyal A‘l a is recited, then the Im a m reverts back to Qa‘dah position and says Assal a mu ‘Alaikum wa Ra h matull a h turning his face towards the right and then towards the left, to mark the end of the Prayer. If the Im a m commits such a mistake which can be condoned by the Prostrations, then the whole congregation will have to perform those Prostrations of condonement. But if one of the followers commits a mistake while following the Im a m , he is not required to perform the Prostrations of condonement. If there is a doubt as to how many Rak‘ a t have been performed, then one should observe the rule of certainty, i. e. if the doubt is whether one has offered three or four Rak‘ a t , for instance, one should offer the fourth Rak‘at to be on the safe side though one might have offered it before. 8. PRAYER OFFERED IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES PRAYER DURING SICKNESS The performance of S al a t is of prime importance in Islam. A sick person who cannot stand for Prayer, should offer his Prayer while sitting; and if he cannot even sit, he should offer his Prayer while lying down.