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Sunan Abu Dawud 1008

Chapter: (Prostrating For) Forgetfulness After The Two Prostrations (Rak'ah)

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1008

Narrator:Imrān ibn Husayn

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِحْدَى صَلاَتَىِ الْعَشِيِّ - الظُّهْرَ أَوِ الْعَصْرَ قَالَ - فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ فِي مُقَدَّمِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهَا إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الأُخْرَى يُعْرَفُ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْغَضَبُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَفِي النَّاسِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَهَابَاهُ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُسَمِّيهِ ذَا الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَسِيتَ أَمْ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لَمْ أَنْسَ وَلَمْ تَقْصُرِ الصَّلاَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ بَلْ نَسِيتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَوْمَئُوا أَىْ نَعَمْ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى مَقَامِهِ فَصَلَّى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْبَاقِيَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَكَبَّرَ ‏

Abu Hurairah said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in one of the evening (‘Asha) prayers, noon or afternoon. He led us in two Rak’ahs and gave the salutation. He then got up going towards a piece of wood which was placed in the front part of the mosque. He placed his hands upon it, one on the other, looking from his face as if he were angry. The people came out hastily saying: the prayer has been shortened. Abu Bakr and ‘Umar were among the people, but they were too afraid to speak to him. A man whom the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would call “ the possessor of arms” (Dhu al-Yadain) stood up (asking him): Have you forgotten. The Messenger of Allah, or has the prayer been shortened? He said: I have neither forgotten nor has it been shortened. He said : Messenger of Allah , you have forgotten. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned towards the people and asked : did the possessor of arms speak the truth? They made a sign , that is, yes. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) returned to his place and prayed the remaining two Rak’ahs, then gave the salutation; he then uttered the takbir and prostrated himself as usual or prolonged. He then raised his head and uttered the takbir; then he uttered the takbir and made prostration as usual or made longer (prostration). Then he raised his head his and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great). The narrator Muhammad was asked : Did he give the salutation (while prostrating) dueto forgetfulness? He said : I do not remember it from Abu Hurairah. But we Are sure that ‘Imran b. Husain (in his version) said; he then gave the salutation.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1008).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ مُحَمَّد ) : بْن سِيرِينَ ( إِحْدَى صَلَاتَيْ الْعَشِيّ ) : هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْعَيْن الْمُهْمَلَة وَكَسْر الشِّين الْمُعْجَمَة وَتَشْدِيد الْمُثَنَّاة التَّحْتِيَّة. قَالَ الْأَزْهَرِيّ : هُوَ مَا بَيْن الشَّمْس وَغُرُوبهَا وَقَدْ عَيَّنَهَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَة فِي رِوَايَة لِمُسْلِمِ أَنَّهَا الظُّهْر وَفِي أُخْرَى أَنَّهَا الْعَصْر , وَقَدْ جُمِعَ بَيْنهمَا بِأَنَّهَا تَعَدَّدَتْ الْقِصَّة ( الظُّهْر ) : عَطْف بَيَان أَوْ بَدَل مِنْ إِحْدَى ( ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ) : فِي حَدِيث عِمْرَان بْن حُصَيْنٍ الْمَرْوِيّ فِي مُسْلِم أَنَّهُ سَلَّمَ فِي ثَلَاث رَكَعَات وَلَيْسَ بِاخْتِلَافٍ بَلْ وَهُمَا قَضِيَّتَانِ كَمَا حَكَاهُ النَّوَوِيّ فِي الْخُلَاصَة عَنْ الْمُحَقِّقِينَ ( ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى خَشَبَة…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1008
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (573) The hadith No. 1008
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1008

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