Hadith 364

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ : صَلَّى بِنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ، " فَنَهَضَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ ، فَسَبَّحَ بِهِ الْقَوْمُ وَسَبَّحَ بِهِمْ ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى بَقِيَّةَ صَلَاتِهِ سَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ، ثُمَّ حَدَّثَهُمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَلَ بِهِمْ مِثْلَ الَّذِي فَعَلَ " . قَالَ : وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ , وَسَعْدٍ , وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُحَيْنَةَ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : حَدِيثُ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ ، قَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى مِنْ قِبَلِ حِفْظِهِ ، قَالَ أَحْمَدُ : لَا يُحْتَجُّ بِحَدِيثِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، وقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى هُوَ صَدُوقٌ وَلَا أَرْوِي عَنْهُ ، لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي صَحِيحَ حَدِيثِهِ مِنْ سَقِيمِهِ ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ كَانَ مِثْلَ هَذَا فَلَا أَرْوِي عَنْهُ شَيْئًا ، وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ ، عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ ، رَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُبَيْلٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ , وَجَابِرٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ ، قَدْ ضَعَّفَهُ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ ، تَرَكَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ , وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ وَغَيْرُهُمَا ، وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ ، أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا قَامَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ مَضَى فِي صَلَاتِهِ وَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ، مِنْهُمْ مَنْ رَأَى قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ رَأَى بَعْدَ التَّسْلِيمِ ، وَمَنْ رَأَى قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ فَحَدِيثُهُ أَصَحُّ ، لِمَا رَوَى الزُّهْرِيُّ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ابْنِ بُحَيْنَةَ .
´Ash-Sha'bi narrated:` "Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah led us in Salat, and he continued after the two Rak'ah, so the people said: 'Subhan Allah' and he said: 'Subhan Allah' to them. When he finished his Salat he said the Taslim then performed two prostrations of As-Sahw while he was sitting. Then he narrated to them that Allah's Messenger did the same with them as he had done."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الصلاة / 364
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح جه (1208)
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/ الصلاة (1037) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 11504) ، مسند احمد (4/247، 253، 254) ، سنن الدارمی/الصلاة 176 (1542) (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1036. Commentary:
Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah considers this hadith to be authentic, whereas other general hadith scholars deem it weak due to Jabir radi Allahu anhu. Because of his Rafidi beliefs, it is not acceptable as evidence. [عون المبعود۔ منذري]
However, the issue mentioned in it is established by the next hadith. The Shafi'is and others hold the view that reciting the tashahhud is obligatory; if the imam, or likewise someone praying alone, remains seated silently and does not recite the tashahhud, then upon remembering—before standing up straight—he should return to the sitting position and recite the tashahhud. This is the correct view. And if he stands up straight, then he should remain standing, and at the end, before the salam, perform two prostrations (sujood as-sahw).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1036
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1037. Commentary:
In the final sentences of the Imam, it is correct that in the case of forgetting the middle sitting (qu‘dah), the prostration of forgetfulness (sajdah sahw) becomes obligatory. However, regarding whether it should be performed after the salutation (salam), the practice of the Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in) is varied: from some it is narrated before the salam, and from some after the salam [عون المبعود]
The preferred and superior opinion is that it should be performed before the salam.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1037
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

The mentioned narration has been declared weak in its chain by our esteemed researcher.
However, this narration is correct in both meaning and text.
Because regarding the issue mentioned in the hadith, in the investigation of Abu Dawood’s narration (1036),
our researcher writes that this narration is also weak in its chain.
But the upcoming narration (1037)
is sufficient in this regard.
Therefore, it is clear that the issue stated in the mentioned narration is also correct and sound according to our researcher.
The mentioned narration is only weak in its chain.
See: (Sunan Abu Dawood (Urdu)
Hadith 1036, published by Darussalam)
Allamah Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared it authentic.
See: (al-Sahihah no. 321)
Also, the researchers of Musnad Ahmad have declared it authentic as well.
For details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 162, 161, 101, 100/30)


From this it is clear that if extra units (rak‘ahs) are started by mistake,
then they should be completed.


If an extra rak‘ah is performed out of forgetfulness, then performing the prostration of forgetfulness (sajdat al-sahw) is sufficient.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1208
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أبوداود، الصلاة، باب من نسي أن يتشهد وهو جالس، حديث:1036، وابن ماجه إقامة الصلوات، حديث:1208، والدارقطني:1 /379، وللحديث شاهد بمتن آخر عند الطحاوي في معاني الآثار (1 /440)، وسنده حسن، وانظر نيل المقصود:1037 فهو يغني عنه.»©Explanation:
The aforementioned narration has been declared severely weak in its chain by our esteemed researcher, hafizahullah, and he has further written that there is a corroborating narration (shahid) which Imam Tahawi has mentioned in Ma‘ani al-Athar, and its chain is hasan (good). He has also written that the hadith of Sunan Abi Dawud (1037) suffices for this issue. Therefore, it is understood that if a person praying forgets to sit for the middle tashahhud, and if he has not yet fully stood up but is still closer to the sitting position, then he should sit down and recite the tashahhud; this is the correct view. However, if he has already stood up straight, then he should remain standing and perform two prostrations (sujood as-sahw) before the final salam.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 267