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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Salat (Prayer)

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 396

Chapter: Regarding One Who Has Doubts Over Addition Or A Omission

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 396

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتَوَائِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عِيَاضٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ هِلاَلٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي سَعِيدٍ أَحَدُنَا يُصَلِّي فَلاَ يَدْرِي كَيْفَ صَلَّى فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَيْفَ صَلَّى فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ‏"

Iyad bin Hilal said:

"I said to Abu Sa'eed: 'One of us performs Salat and we do not know how (much) we prayed.' So he said: 'Allah's Messenger (S) said: "When one of you performs Salat and he does now know how (much) he prayed then let him perform two prostrations while he is sitting."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 396), Abu Dawud (No. 1029), Ibn Majah (No. 1204) and Ahmad (No. 10660, 11042, 11052, 11075).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ) أَيْ فَلْيَطْرَحْ الشَّكَّ فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى مَا اِسْتَيْقَنَ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ كَمَا فِي رِوَايَةِ مُسْلِمٍ وَغَيْرِهِ فَأَخْرَجَ مُسْلِمٌ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى ثَلَاثًا أَمْ أَرْبَعًا فَلْيَطْرَحْ الشَّكَّ وَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى مَا اِسْتَيْقَنَ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ الْحَدِيثَ. قَوْلُهُ : ( وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ وَابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ) أَمَّا حَدِيثُ عُثْمَانَ فَأَخْرَجَهُ أَحْم…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 396
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 396
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 396
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 396

Other versions

Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 1029

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When one of you prays, and he does not know whether he prayed more or less rak'ahs (than those prescribed by the Shari'ah), he should perform two prostrations while he is sitting. If the devil comes to him, and tells him (suggests him): "You have been defiled," he should say…

إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ زَادَ أَمْ نَقَصَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتَ فَلْيَقُلْ كَذَبْتَ إِلاَّ مَا وَجَدَ رِيحًا بِأَنْفِهِ أَوْ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1204

“One of us prays and he does not know how many (Rak’ah) he has prayed.” He said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When anyone of you prays and does not know how many he has prayed, let him perform two prostrations while he is sitting.’”

"‏ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Also reported by… (8)
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (1149)إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ ، أَزَادَ أَمْ نَقَصَ ، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ ، فَإِذَا أَتَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ :أَحْدَثْتَ ، فَلْيَقُلْ : كَذَبْتَ إِلا أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحًا بِأَنْفِهِ ، أَوْ صَوْتًا بِأُذُنِهِ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (581)إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى ، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (582)إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَنَسِيَ ، أَوْ قَالَ : فَلَمْ يَدْرِ زَادَ أَمْ نَقَصَ ، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ، وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (426)إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى ، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ وَإِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ , فَقَالَ : إِنَّكَ أَحْدَثْتَ فَلْيَقُلْ كَذَبْتَ إِلا مَا وَجَدَ رِيحًا بِأَنْفِهِ أَوْ سَمِعَ صَوْتًا بِأُذُنِهِ
  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (1141)إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ، وَإِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ , فَقَالَ : إِنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتَ فَلْيَقُلْ كَذَبْتَ إِلا مَا وَجَدَ رِيحًا بِأَنْفِهِ ، أَوْ سَمِعَ صَوْتًا بِإِذْنِهِ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (2616)“ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وهُوَ جَالِسٌ ، وإِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ : إِنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتَ ، فَلْيَقُلْ : كَذَبْتَ إِلا مَا وجَدَ رِيحَهُ بِأَنْفِهِ ، أَوْ سَمِعَ صَوْتَهُ بِأُذُنِهِ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (1126)إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (1228)إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى ، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ، وَإِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ وَهُوَ فِي صَلاتِهِ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتَ ، فَلْيَقُلْ : كَذَبْتَ ، إِلا مَا وَجَدَ رِيحَهُ بِأَنْفِهِ أَوْ سَمِعَ صَوْتًا بِأُذُنِهِ

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