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

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1260

Chapter: What should a person do if he forget part of his prayer

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1260

Narrator:Mu‘āwiyah

أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ اللَّيْثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، يُوسُفَ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ، صَلَّى إِمَامَهُمْ فَقَامَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَعَلَيْهِ جُلُوسٌ فَسَبَّحَ النَّاسُ فَتَمَّ عَلَى قِيَامِهِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَتَمَّ الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ مَنْ نَسِيَ شَيْئًا مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ فَلْيَسْجُدْ مِثْلَ هَاتَيْنِ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ ‏"

It was narrated from Muhammad bin Yusuf, the freed slave of Uthman, from his father Yusuf, that:

Mu'awiyah prayed in front of them, and he stood up during the prayer when he should have sat. The people said tasbih, but he remained standing, then he prostrated twice while he was sitting, after he completed the prayer. Then he sat on the Minbar and said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Whoever forgets something in his prayer, let him prostrate twice like this.'

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1260) and Ahmad (No. 16310).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( أَمَامهمْ ) بِفَتْحِ الْهَمْزَة أَوْ كَسْرهَا وَالنَّصْب عَلَى الْحَال بِتَأْوِيلِ إِمَامًا لَهُمْ أَوْ عَلَى أَنَّ الْإِضَافَة لَفْظِيَّة فَإِنَّهُ بِمَعْنَى يَؤُمّهُمْ ( مِنْ نَسِيَ شَيْئًا ) عُمُومه مَخْصُوص بِغَيْرِ الْأَرْكَان فَإِنَّ السُّجُود لَا يُجْزِئ عَنْ الرُّكْن عِنْد الْعُلَمَاء وَاسْتِدْلَال مُعَاوِيَة بِالْحَدِيثِ إِمَّا لِأَنَّهُ عَلِمَ بِأَنَّ الْجُلُوس الْأَوَّل لَيْسَ بِرُكْنٍ أَوْ لِأَنَّهُ اِعْتَمَدَ عَلَى ظَاهِر الْعُمُوم وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1260
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1260
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1260

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (589)مَنْ نَسِيَ مِنْ صَلاتِهِ شَيْئًا فَلْيَسْجُدْ مِثْلَ هَاتَيْنِ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (16156)مَنْ نَسِيَ شَيْئًا مِنْ صَلاتِهِ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3160)مَنْ نَسِيَ مِنْ صَلاتِهِ شَيْئًا فَلْيَسْجُدْ مِثْلَ هَاتَيْنِ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ

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