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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Salat (Prayer)

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 398

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

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 398

Narrator:Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ابْنُ عَثْمَةَ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ إِذَا سَهَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى أَوْ ثِنْتَيْنِ فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى وَاحِدَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَدْرِ ثِنْتَيْنِ صَلَّى أَوْ ثَلاَثًا فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَدْرِ ثَلاَثًا صَلَّى أَوْ أَرْبَعًا فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى ثَلاَثٍ وَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ ‏"

Abdur-Rahman bi Awf narrated that he heard the Prophet (S) saying:

"When one of you becomes forgetful in his Salat so that he does not know if he prayed one or two, then let him consider it one. When he does not know if he prayed three or four, then let him consider it three, and let him perform two prostrations before he says the Taslim."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 398).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ عَثْمَةَ ) بِفَتْحِ الْعَيْنِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ وَسُكُونِ الْمُثَلَّثَةِ يُقَالُ إِنَّهَا أُمُّهُ وَهُوَ بَصْرِيٌّ صَدُوقٌ يُخْطِئُ مِنْ الْعَاشِرَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : " سَمِعْت النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : إِذَا سَهَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى أَوْ اِثْنَتَيْنِ فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى وَاحِدَةٍ إِلَخْ " قَالَ أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ الْمَدَنِيُّ فِي شَرْحِ التِّرْمِذِيِّ : هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مُفَصِّلٌ لِلْإِجْمَالِ الْوَارِدِ فِي الْأَحَادِيثِ السَّابِقَةِ فَعَلَيْهِ التَّعْوِيلُ وَيَجِبُ إِرْجَاعُ الْإِجْمَالِ إِلَيْهِ. وَالْحَقُّ أَنَّهُ لَا تَفْصِيلَ فِي الشَّكِّ مِنْ كَوْنِهِ أَوَّلَ مَا سَهَا وَثَانِيًا…

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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. 398
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 398
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 398
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 398

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (601)إِذَا سَهَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ أَوَاحِدَةً صَلَّى أَوِ اثْنَتَيْنِ ، فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى وَاحِدَةٍ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَدْرِ اثْنَتَيْنِ صَلَّى أَوْ ثَلَاثًا فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى اثْنَتَيْنِ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَدْرِ ثَلَاثًا صَلَّى أَوْ أَرْبَعًا ، فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ ، وَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَت
  • شرح السنة (749)إِذَا سَهَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاتِهِ ، فَلَمْ يَدْرِ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى أَوْ ثِنْتَيْنِ ، فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى وَاحِدَةٍ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَدْرِ ثِنْتَيْنِ صَلَّى أَوْ ثَلاثًا ، فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَدْرِ ثَلاثًا صَلَّى أَوْ أَرْبَعًا ، فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى ثَلاثٍ ، وَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ

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