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Is it bad to do sajdah sahu with every salah? How can one break the habit of always or almost always doing sajdah sahw?Jazak Allah khair for your answer.

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Question

In other words, can sajdah sahu be done too much? And is the salah valid is sajdah sahu is done often?

Answer

Sajda-e-Sahw is performed only to compensate for forgetfully committing a Waajib act in Salaat. It is not permissible to perform Sajda-e-Sahw for no reason.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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