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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1239

Chapter: The praying person completing (the prayer) upon what he remembers when he doubts

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1239

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُجَيْنُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ - عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِذَا لَمْ يَدْرِ أَحَدُكُمْ صَلَّى ثَلاَثًا أَمْ أَرْبَعًا فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ يَسْجُدْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ صَلَّى خَمْسًا شَفَعَتَا لَهُ صَلاَتَهُ وَإِنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعًا كَانَتَا تَرْغِيمًا لِلشَّيْطَانِ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If one of you does not know whether he prayed three or four (rak'ahs), let him pray a rak'ah then prostrate twice after that when he is sitting. Then if he prayed five (rak'ahs), they (the two prostrations) will make his prayer even-numbered, and if he had prayed four, they will annoy and humiliate the shaitan."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1239), Ahmad (No. 11367) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1457).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1239
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 1239
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1239

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  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (720)إِذَا لَمْ يَدْرِ أَحَدُكُمْ كَمْ صَلَّى ثَلاثًا أَوْ أَرْبَعًا ؟ فَلْيَقُمْ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَةً ، ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ صَلَّى خَمْسًا شَفَعَتَا لَهُ صَلاتَهُ ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ أَرْبَعًا أَرْغَمَتِ الشَّيْطَانَ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1146)إِذَا لَمْ يَدْرِ أَحَدُكُمْ ، كَمْ صَلَّى ثَلاثًا أَمْ أَرْبَعًا ؟ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَةً ، ثُمَّ يَسْجُدْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ، وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ صَلَّى خَمْسًا ، شَفَعَتَا لَهُ صَلاتَهُ ، وَإِنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعًا ، كَانَتَا تَرْغِيمًا لِلشَّيْطَانِ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (1100)إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاةٍ , فَلا يَدْرِي أَثَلاثًا صَلَّى أَمْ أَرْبَعًا , فَلْيَقُمْ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَةً , يَكُونُ الشَّكُّ فِي الزِّيَادَةِ , ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ , فَإِنْ كَانَ صَلَّى خَمْسًا شَفَعَتَا لَهُ , وَإِنْ كَانَ صَلَّى أَرْبَعًا فَهُمَا يُرْغِمَانِ الشَّيْطَانَ

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