Hadith 1656

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ : يَا غُلَامُ ، هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , أَوْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ , إِذَا شَكَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ مَاذَا يَصْنَعُ ؟ قَالَ : فَبَيْنَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ , إِذْ أَقْبَلَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ، فَقَالَ : فِيمَ أَنْتُمَا ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : سَأَلْتُ هَذَا الْغُلَامَ , هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَوْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ , إِذَا شَكَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ مَاذَا يَصْنَعُ ؟ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ , سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ : " إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ ، فَلَمْ يَدْرِ أَوَاحِدَةً صَلَّى أَمْ ثِنْتَيْنِ , فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا وَاحِدَةً ، وَإِذَا لَمْ يَدْرِ ثِنْتَيْنِ صَلَّى أَمْ ثَلَاثًا ، فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا ثِنْتَيْنِ ، وَإِذَا لَمْ يَدْرِ أَثَلَاثًا صَلَّى أَمْ أَرْبَعًا ، فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ يَسْجُدْ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ ، سَجْدَتَيْنِ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him, "O boy! Have you heard this issue from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) or from any companion, that if a person has doubt in his prayer, what should he do?" While this conversation was taking place, Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) was seen coming from the front. He asked, "What are you discussing?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I was asking this boy whether he has heard this issue from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) or from any companion, that if a person has doubt in his prayer, what should he do?" Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: 'If any of you has doubt in his prayer and does not remember whether he has prayed one rak'ah or two, then he should count it as one rak'ah. If he doubts between two and three, he should consider them as two. If he doubts between three and four, he should count them as three. After that, upon completing the prayer, before saying salam, he should perform two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw).'"
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند باقي العشرة المبشرين بالجنة / 1656
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