𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 (153)

The sister's side mistakenly performed rukū' when the Imām said Takbir for sujūd At-Tilāwah The imām pronounced Takbir and prostrated for sujūd At-Tilāwah (prostration of recitation), but some of the followers, especially among the women, bowed, thinking that the imām had pronounced the Takbir for bowing, only realising after he had risen from prostration. What is the ruling on their actions? And what if the opposite happens, where the imām pronounces Takbir for bowing, but some of the followers prostrate for the prostration of recitation, assuming that the imām had prostrated for recitation? Sheikh Ibn Bāz raḥimahullāh answered: Those who bowed while the imām was prostrating for recitation, and only realised after he had risen, should continue with the rest of the prayer following the imām, and they bear no blame because they did not known what the imām did. Similarly, if the imām bowed and a follower mistakenly thought he was prostrating, the follower should rise, bow when the imām bows, and then continue following the imām for the rest of the prayer, and there is no blame on them, as they did not intentionally oppose him, but rather misunderstood the situation. Allāh is the grantor of success. [Collection of Fatawa and Articles by Sheikh Ibn Baz (30/169)] ➡️@womensbenefits