Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ended the prayer after two rak‘ahs. Then a man from the allies of Banu Zuhrah, Dhu’l-Yadayn from Khuza‘ah, said to him, “O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), has the prayer been shortened or did you forget?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Neither of these has happened.” Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to the people and asked, “Is Dhu’l-Yadayn speaking the truth?” They replied, “Yes.” So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the remainder of his prayer and did not perform the two prostrations of forgetfulness until the people convinced him (that he had indeed forgotten).

Imam Zuhri says that Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah narrated this story to me, but he did not mention Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) in it—and his narration ended with these words: So the Prophet (peace be upon him) completed the remainder of his prayer.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Zuhr or Asr prayer, and in one of these two prayers, after two rak‘ahs, he said the salam. Then Dhu’l-Yadayn bin ‘Abd ‘Amr bin Nadhla al-Khuza‘i, an ally of Banu Zuhrah, said to him: “O Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened or did you forget?” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “I did not forget, nor has the prayer been shortened.” Dhu’l-Yadayn said: “Something has certainly happened in it.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to the people and asked: “Is Dhu’l-Yadayn speaking the truth?” They replied: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and completed the prayer. Imam Zuhri says: (Ibn Musayyib, Abu Salamah, Abu Bakr bin ‘Abd al-Rahman, and ‘Ubaydullah) — none of them narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed two prostrations while sitting in this prayer (in the tashahhud). In our opinion, this was because the people convinced the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he had forgotten in the prayer until he became certain (so he performed the prostrations). And Allah knows best.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the Zuhr or Asr prayer. Muhammad bin Yahya also narrated the hadith like Abu Salih, but he did not mention the statement of Imam Zuhri at the end of the hadith. He narrated the hadith like Abu Salih, but he did not mention the statement of Imam Zuhri at the end of the hadith.

Abdur Rahman bin Amr narrates that I asked Imam Zuhri about a person who, out of forgetfulness, speaks during his prayer. He replied that Saeed bin Musayyib, Abu Salamah, and Ubaidullah bin Abdullah narrated to me that Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates, and then he narrated a hadith similar to the one mentioned in the story of Dhul-Yadain.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not perform the prostrations of forgetfulness (sahw) on the day of Dhu’l-Yadayn. I heard Muhammad bin Yahya, after mentioning the chains of these narrations in the Book of ‘Ilal, say that among these chains are also the following chains (which are as follows).

Imam Sahib has narrated from his teacher Muhammad bin Yahya, through the chain of Abu Bakr bin Sulaiman, from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Abu Bakr bin Sulaiman narrates with the words "Balaghani" (this narration has reached me).

Abu Bakr bin Sulaiman narrates that he has received information that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said.

Hazrat Abu Bakr bin Sulaiman bin Abi Hathmah narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) forgot in his prayer.

Hazrat Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman and Saeed bin Musayyib narrate similarly.

Imam Sahib narrates from his teacher Muhammad bin Yahya the hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). (Imam Sahib says) I heard Muhammad bin Yahya saying that all these chains of narration from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) are preserved and established according to us, except for the narration of Abu Bakr bin Sulaiman bin Abi Hathmah. Regarding this, I have a concern in my heart that it might be mursal from the narration of Malik, Shu'ayb, and Salih bin Kaysan, because Mu'ammar, contrary to them, has mentioned Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) in the chain of narration. (And Allah knows best.) Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the words at the end of the narration of Muhammad bin Kathir from Awza'i (1040), "And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform the two prostrations of forgetfulness when the people reminded him," these are not the words of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, but rather the statement of Imam Zuhri. Have you not seen that Muhammad bin Yusuf (narration number 1041) did not mention these words in this story, nor did Ibn Wahb in the narration of Yunus, nor did Walid bin Muslim in the narration of Abdur Rahman bin Amr mention these words (see narrations number 1042, 1043)? None of the narrators whose narrations I have mentioned have stated these words, except for Abu Salih, who narrates from Imam Zuhri through Layth. Indeed, he made a mistake in the narration and caused doubt of error in his narration. Thus, he mentioned the last statement of Imam Zuhri without mentioning Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform the prostrations of forgetfulness on the day of Dhu’l-Yadayn (the incident), and did not remember the complete story. Whereas Layth, in the narration from Yunus, has mentioned the complete story and clarified that indeed Imam Zuhri said that on that day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform the prostrations of forgetfulness, and that none of his teachers narrated to him that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the prostrations on that day. It is not that he narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform the prostrations on that day. Undoubtedly, it is narrated mutawatir from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the prostrations of forgetfulness on the day of Dhu’l-Yadayn (the incident). No one who is acquainted with the sayings of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) can deny these narrations. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I have already dictated the narration of Shu’bah from Sa’d bin Ibrahim from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). I have also mentioned the routes of narration of Yahya bin Abi Kathir from Abu Salamah from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). And I have also mentioned the chains of narration of Muhammad bin Sirin from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). I have also narrated the narration of Dawud bin Husayn from Abu Sufyan, the freed slave of Ibn Abi Ahmad, from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness on the day of Dhu’l-Yadayn (the incident). Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I have mentioned the chains of narration and the words of these narrations in Kitab al-Kabir.