Mistakes in Prayer

Questions about errors, doubts, forgotten rak‘ahs, sujud sahwi, waswas, and whether a prayer is valid.

Perform sujud sahwi for a real forgetful mistake in salah: adding, missing something required, or being genuinely unsure.

If you forget how many rak‘ahs you prayed, build on what you are certain of, complete the prayer, and make sujud as-sahw.

If you make a mistake in Salah, stay calm, continue if it is minor, and use sujood al-sahw when the mistake affects the prayer.

Yes, distraction does not automatically invalidate your prayer. What matters is that you still performed the required parts of salah.