Standing up for a fourth rak‘a after the qa‘da in the third rak‘a of Maghrib

Question

Zayd was praying Maghrib. After the third rak‘a, instead of giving the salam, he began to stand up, but the muqtadis remained seated; Zayd had almost stood up when he immediately sat down, then gave the salam and did not perform sajda al-sahw. Is the prayer valid or not, or should it be repeated?

Answer

In this case the prayer is valid, and there is no need to repeat it, if he performed sajda al-sahw. [ar]وَإِنْ قَعَدَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ قَدْرَ التَّشَهُّدِ ثُمَّ قَامَ عَادَ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَوْ سَلَّمَ قَائِمًا صَحَّ[/ar] “If he sat in the fourth [rak‘a] for the length of the tashahhud and then stood up, he returns and gives the salam; and if he gave the salam while standing, it…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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