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Sahih Muslim 574b

Chapter: As-Sahw (forgetfulness) in prayer and prostrating to compensate for it

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 574b

Narrator:Imrān ibn Husayn

وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - وَهُوَ الْحَذَّاءُ - عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ، قَالَ سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي ثَلاَثِ رَكَعَاتٍ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَخَلَ الْحُجْرَةَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ بَسِيطُ الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ مُغْضَبًا

فَصَلَّى الرَّكْعَةَ الَّتِي كَانَ تَرَكَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ‏.‏

Imran b. Husain reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said three rak'ahs of the 'Asr prayer and then got up and went to his apartment. A man possessing large arms stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, bias the player been shortened? He came out angrily, and said the rak'ah which he had omitted and then gave salutation. then performed two prostrations of forgetfulness and then gave salutation.

Reported by Muslim (No. 574b).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

" 1228 " قَوْله : ( إِنَّ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقْرَأ الْقُرْآن فَيَقْرَأ سُورَة فِيهَا سَجْدَة فَيَسْجُد وَنَسْجُد مَعَهُ حَتَّى مَا يَجِد بَعْضنَا مَوْضِعًا لِمَكَانِ جَبْهَته ) , وَفِي رِوَايَة : ( فَيَمُرّ بِالسَّجْدَةِ فَيَسْجُد بِنَا فِي غَيْر صَلَاة ) فِيهِ إِثْبَات سُجُود التِّلَاوَة , وَقَدْ أَجْمَعَ الْعُلَمَاء عَلَيْهِ , وَهُوَ عِنْدنَا وَعِنْد الْجُمْهُور سُنَّة لَيْسَ بِوَاجِبٍ , وَعِنْد أَبِي حَنِيفَة - رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُ - وَاجِب لَيْسَ بِفَرْضٍ , عَلَى اِصْطِلَاحه فِي الْفَرْق بَيْن الْوَاجِب وَالْفَرْض , وَهُوَ سُنَّة لِلْقَارِئِ وَالْمُسْتَمِع لَهُ , وَيُسْتَحَبّ أَيْضًا لِلسَّامِعِ الَّذِي لَا يَسْمَع , لَكِنْ لَا يَتَأَكَّد فِي حَقّه تَأَكُّ…

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