Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب إِذَا صَلَّى خَمْسًا
Chapter: If One Prays Five Rak’ah.
5 hadith · references 1019–1023
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Abu Dawud · 1019حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، وَمُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمَعْنَى ، قَالَ حَفْصٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : صَلَّى رَسAbdullah (bin Masud) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed five rak’ahs in the noon prayer. He was asked whether the prayer had been extended. He asked what they meant by that. The people said: you prayed five rak’ahs. T7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1020إِنَّهُ لَوْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ أَنْبَأْتُكُمْ بِهِ ، وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ ، فَإِذَا نَسِيتُ فَذَكِّرُونِيNarrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered prayer. The version of the narrator Ibrahim goes: I do not know whether he increased or decreased (the rak'ahs of prayer). When he gave the salutation, he was6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1021فَإِذَا نَسِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِThis tradition has also been transmitted by Abdullah (bin Masud) through a different chain of narrators. This version goes; when one of you forgets (in his prayer), he should perform two prostrations. Then he turned away6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1022إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَAbdullah (bin Masud) said; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in five rak’ahs of prayer. When he turned away (i, e, finished his prayer), the people whispered among themselves. He asked; what is the matter with you ? They s8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1023صَلَّى يَوْمًا فَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَدْ بَقِيَتْ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ رَكْعَةٌNarrated Muawiyah ibn Khudayj: One day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed and gave the salutation while a rak'ah of the prayer remained to be offered. A man went to him and said: You forgot to offer one rak'ah of prayer. Th5 narrators