Question: 

If by following Imaam the Masbooq involuntarily made a Salaam, will he have to do the Sajdah Sahw? What if he made two salaams by mistake? 

Answer: 

We assume that you question is in regards to the Masbooq making Salaam forgetfully when the Imaam terminated his Salaah. There can be three scenarios to this Mas’ala, either he made Salaam before the Imaam, or he made Salaam simultaneously with the Imaam, or he made Salaam after the Imaam. In the first two cases Sajda-e-Sahw will not be obligatory upon the Muqtadi. However, in the last case where Salaam was made after the Imaam, which is the most common case, Sajda-e-Sahw will be Waajib (obligatory) irrespective of whether the Masbooq made a single Salaam to his right or both Salaams.

وَمِنْ أَحْكَامِهِ أَنَّهُ لو سَلَّمَ مع الِْْمَامِ سَاهِيًا أو قَبْلَهُ لََ يَلْزَمُهُ سُ جُودُ السَّهْوِ لَِِنَّهُ مُقْتَدٍ وَإِنْ سَلَّمَ بَعْدَهُ لَزِمَه )البحر الرائق ص 662 ج 1 )

Allah knows best!

ANSWERED BY: Mufti Mohammed Desai 

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY: Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B 

Date: 15 Rajab 1441 

English Date: 10 March 2020