Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah led us in prayer, and he stood up directly after offering the second Rak‘ah (without sitting for Tashahhud), so we said: "Glory be to Allah" whereupon he said: "Glory be to Allah" and continued with the prayer. When he completed his prayer and ended it with Taslīm, he made two prostrations of forgetfulness. When he left the prayer, he said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) do as I did.
Chapter: One Who Forgets The Tashah-hud While He Is Sitting
صَلَّى بِنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ فَنَهَضَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قُلْنَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَضَى فَلَمَّا أَتَمَّ صَلاَتَهُ وَسَلَّمَ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصْنَعُ كَمَا صَنَعْتُ
Ziyād ibn ‘Alāqah reported: Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah led us in prayer, and he stood up directly after offering the second Rak‘ah (without sitting for Tashahhud), so we said: "Glory be to Allah" whereupon he said: "Glory be to Allah" and continued with the prayer. When he completed his prayer and ended it with Taslīm, he made two prostrations of forgetfulness. When he left the prayer, he said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) do as I did."
The Hadīth explains the action of Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah,(may Allah be pleased with him) when he was forgetful in his prayer and did not recite the first Tashahhud (after offering the second Rak‘ah). The people behind him said "Glory be to Allah" to draw his attention to it, whereupon he realized his mistake. However, he continued with his prayer and after ending the prayer with Taslīm, he made two prostrations of forgetfulness, saying that he had done what the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did in the same situation. It is more correct to perform the two prostrations of forgetfulness before Taslīm, according to the Hadīth reported by ‘Abdullāh ibn Mālik ibn Buhaynah and narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim.
Explanation in Arabic
يبين الحديث من فعل المغيرة بن شعبة رضي الله عنه أنه سها في صلاته، فلم يتشهد وسبح خلفه الناس ففطن، ولكنه أكمل صلاته، وبعد السلام سجد سجدتين للسهو؛ وعزا فعله ذاك لفعل الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم .
الأصح أن سجود السهو يكون قبل السلام؛ لحديث عبد الله بن مالك ابن بحينة، متفق عليه.
الحديث الذي معنا يدل على أنَّ من سها عن القعود للتشهد الأول فقام، فإن استتم قائمًا قبل أن يذكره فإنه لا يعود، لكنَّه يسجد سجدتين قبل السلام.
وأما إن ذكره قبل أن ينتصب قائمًا، فإنه يجب عليه الرجوع، والجلوس، والإتيان به.
Scholars’ grades
The 5 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
Scholar
Grade
Applies to
Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH
WeakDaifصحيح
The hadith
No. 1037
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH
AuthenticHasan Sahih
The hadith
No. 1037
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH
Good (hasan)Hasan
The hadith
No. 1037
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH
AuthenticSahih
The hadith
No. 1037
Abu Dawudd. 275 AH
سكت عنه [وقد قال في رسالته لأهل مكة كل ما سكت عنه فهو صالح
The hadith
سنن أبي داودNo. 1037
Grades of other versions (4)
AuthenticShu'ayb al-Arna'utصحيح — تخريج سنن أبي داود (1037)
Ibn al-Qattanما مثله صحح — الوهم والإيهام (4/175)
Authentic chainعبد الحق الإشبيليأشار في المقدمة أنه صحيح الإسناد — الأحكام الشرعية الصغرى (264)
عبد الحق الإشبيليسكت عنه [وقد قال في المقدمة: وإن لم تكن فيه علة كان سكوتي عنه دليلا على صحته — الأحكام الوسطى (2/23)
