A man who forgets the tashahhud

Al-Hasan said: If a person forgot to recite the tashahhud and left the prayer, his prayer is complete; and if he has not left the prayer, he should recite the tashahhud. According to al-Hasan, leaving the prayer means that a person speaks, or begins another prayer, or turns his face away from the qiblah.

Ata said: If a person forgets to recite the tashahhud in the prayer, nothing is due from him; his prayer is valid.

Shu'bah said: I asked al-Hakam and Hammad about a person who forgets to recite the tashahhud. They said: "Can all people recite the tashahhud well? His prayer is valid."

Abdullah bin Shaddad said: Once Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) did not sit after two rak'ahs, so he recited the tashahhud twice at the end of his prayer.

Muhammad bin Ali said: Whoever sat for the length of the tashahhud and then his ablution was broken, his prayer is complete, because not everyone is able to recite the tashahhud well.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There is no prayer without the tashahhud.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Every prayer contains recitation, sitting after two rak'ahs, the tashahhud and the salam (taslim). If you did not do so, then make two prostrations, while sitting, after giving the salam.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There is no prayer without the tashahhud.