The salam was given at the third takbir
Question
A person in the funeral prayer forgot to say the fourth takbir and gave the salam to one side, and then remembered. What should he do now?
Answer
He should now say the fourth [takbir] and then give the salam: [ar]إذا سلم على ظن أنه أتم التكبير ثم علم أنه لم يتم فإنه يبني؛ لأنه سلم في محله وهو القيام، فيكون معذورا[/ar] “If he gave the salam thinking that he had completed the takbirs, and then learned that he had not, he builds on [his prayer], because he gave the salam in its proper place, namely while standing, so he is…
Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya
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