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Sujud Sahwi

Alright, sweet pea, let me explain sujud sahwi to you!

So, when we pray, we try our best to do everything just right. But sometimes, we might make a mistake and forget to do something we were supposed to do. That's where sujud sahwi comes in!

When we finish our prayer and realize we made a mistake, we can do something called sujud sahwi to fix it. Sujud means to prostrate or put our forehead and hands on the ground while sahwi means to correct or make up for something we missed.

So, during sujud sahwi, we do two extra prostrations after we finish our regular prayer. We pray to Allah and ask for forgiveness for any mistakes we made during our prayer.

Pretty cool, huh? It's like a way to make sure our prayers are as perfect as possible. And the best part is, Allah is always forgiving and understanding when we try our best!