Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 21, 2026.
Follow the Sunnah when prayer goes wrong
“Tell him exactly what he missed.”
In one sentence
Muslims should respond calmly and correctly when an imam adds, omits, or doubts during salah by following the Prophet’s taught procedures rather than repeating the prayer without proof.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Reassures worshippers that prayer mistakes happened to Rasulullah and are not disasters.
- Explains how men say Subhanallah and women clap to alert an imam.
- Recounts correcting a missed sajdah during the first rak'ah.
- Argues against repeating prayer without prophetic proof and emphasizes certainty.
- Summarizes sujood al-sahw for additions, omissions, and doubts.
- Announces an evening halaqah, janazah prayer, recovery prayers, and fundraising exchanges.
Try this week
If the imam errs, men should say Subhanallah and women should clap.
Tell the imam specifically what was missed or added, such as a ruku' or sajdah.
Do not automatically repeat the prayer; follow the prophetic correction procedure.
Perform the prescribed two prostrations for sujood al-sahw when applicable.
Attend the evening halaqah for detailed cases involving additions, omissions, and doubts.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to explain that men say Subhanallah and women clap to alert an imam who errs.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to support the prescribed method for correcting additions, omissions, and doubts in prayer.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to explain building on certainty when doubting whether three or four rak'ahs were prayed.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“when it happens with you don't be shaking and feel like it's a disaster it happened with Rasulullah Sallam”
“tell him exactly what he missed you missed ruku' you made one sajda”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches us how to respond when an imam makes a mistake in prayer. The speaker reminds us not to panic, because mistakes in prayer happened even during the time of Rasulullah. Men can say Subhanallah and women can clap to alert the imam, and people should explain clearly what was missed. We should follow the prophetic method of correcting prayer instead of repeating it without evidence. The speaker also invited people to learn the details in the evening halaqah.
- What would you do if you noticed the imam missed a sajdah?
- Why do you think the speaker told us not to panic during prayer?
- What does certainty mean when we are unsure about our prayer?
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