Hadith 10769

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو , حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ , عَنْ يَحْيَى , عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ ، أَدْبَرَ الشَّيْطَانُ وَلَهُ ضُرَاطٌ حَتَّى لَا يَسْمَعَ الْأَذَانَ , فَإِذَا قُضِيَ الْأَذَانُ أَقْبَلَ , فَإِذَا ثُوِّبَ بِهَا أَدْبَرَ , فَإِذَا قُضِيَ التَّثْوِيبُ أَقْبَلَ يَخْطِرُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِ أَوْ قَالَ : نَفْسِهِ يَقُولُ : اذْكُرْ كَذَا ، اذْكُرْ كَذَا , لِمَا لَمْ يَكُنْ يَذْكُرُ , حَتَّى يَظَلَّ الرَّجُلُ لَا يَدْرِي كَمْ صَلَّى , فَإِذَا لَمْ يَدْرِ أَحَدُكُمْ صَلَّى , ثَلَاثًا أَوْ أَرْبَعًا , فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the call to prayer (adhan) is given, Satan runs away while passing wind loudly so that he does not hear the adhan. When the adhan is finished, he comes back. Then when the iqamah is started, he runs away again, and when the iqamah is completed, he comes back again and puts whispers into the heart of a person and says, "Remember such and such thing, remember such and such thing," and he reminds him of things which he did not remember before, to the extent that a person does not even remember how many rak‘ahs he has prayed. When this happens to someone, he should perform two prostrations of forgetfulness while sitting.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 10769
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 1231، م: 389