Book 22: Forgetfulness in the Prayer
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Abdullah bin Yusuf (Tinnisi) narrated to us, (he said:) Malik bin Anas told us. He narrated from Ibn Shihab, Ibn Shihab from Abdur Rahman A'raj, A'raj from Hazrat Abdullah bin Buhainah (ra), that he said: The Messenger of Allah (saw), in some prayer (Salat), having led us in two Rak'ahs, stood up and did not sit. The people also stood up with him. When he had completed the prayer and we were waiting for his greeting of peace (Salam), he said Allahu Akbar before the Salam and made two prostrations while sitting. Then he ended with the Salam.
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Abdullah bin Yusuf narrated to us, (he said:) Malik told us. He narrated from Yahya bin Sa'id (Ansari), Yahya from Abdur Rahman A'raj, Abdur Rahman from Hazrat Abdullah bin Buhainah (ra). He said: The Messenger of Allah (saw), having prayed two Rak'ahs of Zuhr, stood up and did not sit in between. When he had completed the prayer (Salat), he made two prostrations. Then after that he ended with the greeting of peace (Salam).
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Abul Walid narrated to us, (he said:) Shu'bah told us. He narrated from Hakam (bin Utaibah), Hakam from Ibrahim (Nakha'i), Ibrahim from Alqamah, Alqamah from Hazrat Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw) prayed five Rak'ahs of Zuhr, and he was asked: Has there been an addition to the prayer (Salat)? He said: “Why, what is the matter?” Then one said: You have prayed five Rak'ahs. Then, after the greeting of peace (Salam), he made two prostrations.
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Adam narrated to us, (he said:) Shu'bah told us. He narrated from Sa'd bin Ibrahim, Sa'd from Abu Salamah, Abu Salamah from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that he said: The Prophet (saw) led us in the Zuhr or Asr prayer (Salat) and ended with the greeting of peace (Salam), and Dhul Yadain said to him: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Has the prayer been shortened in any way? At this the Prophet (saw) asked his Companions: “Is what he says correct?” They said: Yes. Then he prayed two more Rak'ahs. Then he made two prostrations. Sa'd used to say: And I saw Hazrat Urwah bin Zubair (ra) end with the Salam after praying two Rak'ahs of Maghrib, and he also talked. Then he prayed what (Rak'ah) remained and made two prostrations, and said: The Prophet (saw) did the same.
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حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ فِي سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ تَشَهُّدٌ قَالَ لَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ.
Abdullah bin Yusuf narrated to us, (he said:) Malik bin Anas told us. He narrated from Ayyub bin Abi Tamimah Sakhtiyani, Ayyub from Muhammad bin Sirin, he from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw) finished the prayer (Salat) after praying two Rak'ahs, and Dhul Yadain said to him: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Has the prayer been shortened, or have you forgotten? The Messenger of Allah (saw) asked: “Does Dhul Yadain speak the truth?” The people replied: Yes. Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) stood up and led two more Rak'ahs. Then he ended with the greeting of peace (Salam). Then he said Allahu Akbar and prostrated as he used to prostrate, or longer. Then he raised his head. Sulaiman bin Harb narrated to us, (he said:) Hammad (bin Yazid) told us that it is narrated from Salamah bin Alqamah that he said: I asked Muhammad (bin Sirin): Is there a Tashahhud in the two prostrations of forgetfulness (Sahw)? He said: According to the hadith of Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), there is no Tashahhud.
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Hafs bin Umar narrated to us, (he said:) Yazid bin Ibrahim told us. He narrated from Muhammad (bin Sirin), Muhammad from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that he said: The Prophet (saw) prayed two Rak'ahs in one of the two afternoon prayers. Muhammad (bin Sirin) used to say: And my strong opinion is that it was the Asr prayer (Salat). Then he ended with the greeting of peace (Salam). After that he stood leaning on a piece of wood that was at the front of the mosque. He placed his hand on it, and among the people were Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar (ra). Both of them were hesitant to speak to him, and the hasty among the people went out of the mosque and said: Has the prayer been shortened? And a man whom the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to call Dhul Yadain said: Have you forgotten, or has the prayer been shortened? He said: “I have neither forgotten, nor has the prayer been shortened.” Then he said: No, rather you have forgotten. Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) prayed two Rak'ahs. Then after that he ended with the Salam. Then he said Allahu Akbar and prostrated as he used to prostrate, or longer. Then he raised his head and said Allahu Akbar.
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Qutaibah bin Sa'id narrated to us, he said: Laith (bin Sa'd) told us. He narrated from Ibn Shihab, Ibn Shihab from A'raj, A'raj from Hazrat Abdullah bin Buhainah Asadi (ra), who was an ally of the Banu Abdul Muttalib, that the Messenger of Allah (saw) stood up in the Zuhr prayer (Salat) when he should have sat. When he had completed the prayer, he made two prostrations before ending with the greeting of peace (Salam). He said Allahu Akbar in each prostration while he was sitting, and the people also made these two prostrations with him, in place of the sitting which he had forgotten. Like Laith, Ibn Juraij also narrated from Ibn Shihab concerning the saying of Allahu Akbar.
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Mu'adh bin Fadalah narrated to us, (he said:) Hisham bin Abi Abdullah Dastawa'i told us. He narrated from Yahya bin Kathir, Yahya from Abu Salamah, Abu Salamah from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that he said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “When the call is made for the prayer (Salat), Satan turns his back and goes away breaking wind, so that he may not hear the call to prayer (Adhan). When the call to prayer is over, he comes back. Then, when the rows are straightened at the Iqamah, he turns his back and goes off. Then, when the worshipper faces the Qiblah and begins the prayer, he comes back, so that he may cast evil whisperings between the man and his own self. He says: Remember this, remember that, and he reminds him of such things as he would never have remembered. At last the man's state becomes such that he does not know how many Rak'ahs he has prayed. If one of you does not know how many Rak'ahs he has prayed, three or four, he should make the prostrations while sitting.”
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Abdullah bin Yusuf narrated to us, (he said:) Malik told us. He narrated from Ibn Shihab, Ibn Shihab from Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman, Abu Salamah from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “When one of you stands up to pray (Salat), Satan comes and confuses his prayer for him, until he does not know how many Rak'ahs he has prayed. So when this happens to one of you, he should make two prostrations while sitting.”
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Yahya bin Sulaiman narrated to us, he said: (Abdullah) bin Wahb narrated to me. He said: Amr (bin Harith) told me, narrating from Bukair, Bukair from Kuraib, that Hazrat Ibn Abbas, Hazrat Miswar bin Makhramah and Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Azhar (ra) sent him to Hazrat Aishah (ra) and said: Convey our greeting of peace to her from all of us, and ask her about the two Rak'ahs after the Asr prayer (Salat), and say to her: We have been told that you pray them, although this hadith has reached us that the Prophet (saw) forbade them. And Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra) said: I, together with Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (ra), used to beat people to stop them from them. Kuraib said: I went to Hazrat Aishah (ra) and conveyed to her the message with which I had been sent. She said: Ask Hazrat Umm Salamah (ra). I went back to them and told them what Hazrat Aishah (ra) had said, and they sent me back to Hazrat Umm Salamah (ra) with the same message with which they had sent me to Hazrat Aishah (ra). Hazrat Umm Salamah (ra) said: I had heard the Holy Prophet (saw) forbidding this. Then I saw him, when he had prayed the Asr prayer, pray these two Rak'ahs as well. Then he came into my house, and at that time some women of the tribe of Banu Haram of the Ansar were with me. I sent a girl to him and said: Stand beside the Holy Prophet (saw) and say to him: Umm Salamah (ra) asks you: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! I had heard you forbidding these two Rak'ahs, and now I see you praying them. If he gestures with his hand, step back. The girl went and did just that, and he gestured with his hand, and she stepped back. When he had finished the prayer, he said: “Daughter of Abu Umayyah! You have asked about the two Rak'ahs after the Asr prayer. The fact is that some people of Abdul Qais came to me. They kept me occupied and did not let me pray the two Rak'ahs that come after Zuhr. So these are those very two Rak'ahs.”
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Qutaibah bin Sa'id narrated to us, (he said:) Ya'qub bin Abdur Rahman told us. He narrated from Abu Hazim (Salamah bin Dinar), Abu Hazim from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa'd Sa'idi (ra), that news reached the Messenger of Allah (saw) that some dispute had arisen among the Banu Amr bin Auf. He went, taking some Companions (ra) with him, to make peace among them, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) was held up (there), and the time of prayer (Salat) arrived. Hazrat Bilal (ra) came to Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) and said: Abu Bakr! The Messenger of Allah (saw) has been held up, and the time of prayer has come. Will you lead the people? He said: Very well, if you wish. Hazrat Bilal (ra) said the Iqamah, and Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) went forward and said Allahu Akbar for the people, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) also came, walking through the rows, and stood in the first row, and the people began to clap. Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) would not pay attention this way or that in the prayer. When the people clapped a great deal, he turned and looked and found that the Messenger of Allah (saw) was present, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) gestured to him to lead the prayer. Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) raised both his hands and praised Allah, the Exalted, and stepped backwards until he stood in the row, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) went forward and led the people in prayer. When he had finished, he turned towards the people. He said: “O people! When something happens to you in the prayer, you begin to clap. Clapping is for women. Whoever has something happen to him in the prayer should say Subhanallah. When he says Subhanallah, whoever hears it will pay attention to him. Abu Bakr (ra)! When I gestured to you, what prevented you from leading the people in prayer?” Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) said: It was not fitting for the son of Abu Quhafah to lead the prayer in front of the Messenger of Allah (saw).
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Yahya bin Sulaiman narrated to us, he said: (Abdullah) bin Wahb narrated to me, (he said:) (Sufyan) Thauri told me. He narrated from Hisham, Hisham from Fatimah (bint Mundhir), Fatimah from Hazrat Asma (ra), that she used to say: I went to Hazrat Aishah (ra), and she was standing and praying (Salat), and the people too were standing. I said: What is the state of the people? She pointed with her head towards the sky. I said: Is it a sign? She gestured with her head, meaning yes.
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Isma'il (bin Abi Uwais) narrated to us, he said: Malik told me. He narrated from Hisham, Hisham from his father (Urwah bin Zubair), he from Hazrat Aishah (ra), the wife of the Prophet (saw), that she used to say: The Prophet (saw) prayed (Salat) sitting in his house, and he was ill, and some people also prayed behind him standing. He gestured to them to sit down. When he had finished, he said: “The Imam is appointed only to be followed. So when he bows (Ruku), you also bow, and when he raises his head, you also raise your heads.”
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