The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in one of the two evening prayers, Zuhr or ʿAsr, and gave salutations after two rakʿahs and going towards a piece of wood which was placed to the direction of the Qibla in the mosque, leaned on it looking as if he were angry. Abu Bakr and ʿUmar were among the people and they were too afraid to speak to him and the people came out in haste (saying): The prayer has been shortened. But among them was a man called Dhul-Yadain who said: Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened or have you forgotten? The Apostle of Allah ﷺ looked to the right and left and said: What was Dhul-Yadain saying? They said: He is right. You (the Holy Prophet) offered but two rakʿahs. He offered two (more) rakʿahs and gave salutation, then said takbir and prostrated and lifted (his head) and then said takbir and prostrated, then said takbir and lifted (his head). He (the narrator) says: It has been reported to me by ʿImran b. Husain that he said: He (then) gave salutation.  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِحْدَى صَلاَتَىِ الْعَشِيِّ إِمَّا الظُّهْرَ وَإِمَّا الْعَصْرَ فَسَلَّمَ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَتَى جِذْعًا فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَاسْتَنَدَ إِلَيْهَا مُغْضَبًا وَفِي الْقَوْمِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَهَابَا أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَا وَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ قُصِرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَقَامَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ فَنَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالاً فَقَالَ مَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ قَالُوا صَدَقَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ إِلاَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ قَالَ وَأُخْبِرْتُ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَسَلَّمَ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in one of the afternoon prayers, and he prayed two Rak’ah, then he said the Salam. Then he stood up and went to a piece of wood in the mosque, and leaned against it. Those who were in a hurry left the mosque, saying that the prayer had been shortened. Among the people were Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, but they dared not say anything. Among the people there was also a man with long hands who was called Dhul- Yadain. He said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened or did you forget?’ He said: ‘It has not been shortened and I did not forget.’ He said: ‘But you prayed two Rak’ah.’ He said: ‘Is what Dhul- Yadain says true?’ They said: ‘Yes.’ So he went forward and performed two Rak’ah and said the Salam, then he prostrated twice, and then he said the Salam again.”  

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِحْدَى صَلاَتَىِ الْعَشِيِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ كَانَتْ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَسْتَنِدُ إِلَيْهَا فَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ يَقُولُونَ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَهَابَاهُ أَنْ يَقُولاَ لَهُ شَيْئًا وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلُ الْيَدَيْنِ يُسَمَّى ذَا الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ لَمْ تَقْصُرْ وَلَمْ أَنْسَ قَالَ فَإِنَّمَا صَلَّيْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَكَمَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ  

[Machine] From his father, Muttir, and Muttir was present, confirming his story. He said, "How did I inform you?" He said, "O my father, you informed me that you met the man with two wooden hands, so you informed me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two units of prayer with them during one of the evening prayers, and it was Asr prayer. Then, he quickly left with the people while they were saying, 'The prayer was shortened, the prayer was shortened.' So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and Abu Bakr and Umar followed him, and they were both his first followers. Then, the man with two wooden hands caught up with him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the prayer was shortened, the prayer was shortened, or did you forget?' So, he said, 'The prayer was not shortened, and I did not forget.' Then, he turned to Abu Bakr and Umar and said, 'What does the man with two wooden hands say?' They said, 'He is speaking the truth, O Messenger of Allah.' So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned and the people were pleased, so he prayed two units of prayer, then he made the greeting (salam), then he prostrated for the two prostrations of forgetfulness. Abu Sulaiman said, 'I narrated this for six or seven years, then I made the greeting (salam), and I doubted it, while it was my most memorized (hadith).'"  

عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُطَيْرٍ ومُطَيْرٌ حَاضِرٌ يُصَدِّقُهُ مَقَالَتَهُ قَالَ كَيْفَ كُنْتُ أَخْبَرْتُكَ؟ قَالَ يَا أَبَتَاهُ أَخْبَرْتَنِي أَنَّكَ لَقِيَكَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ بِذِي خُشُبٍ فَأَخْبَرَكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى بِهِمْ إِحْدَى صَلَاتَيِ الْعَشِيِّ وَهِيَ الْعَصْرُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَاتَّبَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَهُمَا مُبْتَديِه فَلَحِقَهُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ مَا قَصُرَتْ الصَّلَاةُ وَلَا نَسِيتُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فَقَالَ مَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟ فَقَالَا صَدَقَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَثَابَ النَّاسُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ قَالَ أَبُو سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثْتُ سِتَّ سِنِينَأَوْ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَشَكَكْتُ فِيهِ وَهُوَ أَكْثَرُ حِفْظِي  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in one of the evening (‘Asha) prayers, noon or afternoon. He led us in two Rak’ahs and gave the salutation. He then got up going towards a piece of wood which was placed in the front part of the mosque. He placed his hands upon it, one on the other, looking from his face as if he were angry. The people came out hastily saying: the prayer has been shortened. Abu Bakr and ‘Umar were among the people, but they were too afraid to speak to him. A man whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would call “ the possessor of arms” (Dhu al-Yadain) stood up (asking him): Have you forgotten. The Messenger of Allah, or has the prayer been shortened? He said: I have neither forgotten nor has it been shortened. He said : Messenger of Allah , you have forgotten. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned towards the people and asked : did the possessor of arms speak the truth? They made a sign , that is, yes. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned to his place and prayed the remaining two Rak’ahs, then gave the salutation; he then uttered the takbir and prostrated himself as usual or prolonged. He then raised his head and uttered the takbir; then he uttered the takbir and made prostration as usual or made longer (prostration). Then he raised his head his and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great). The narrator Muhammad was asked : Did he give the salutation (while prostrating) dueto forgetfulness? He said : I do not remember it from Abu Hurairah. But we Are sure that ‘Imran b. Husain (in his version) said; he then gave the salutation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1008)   

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِحْدَى صَلَاتَيِ الْعَشِيِّ وَأَظُنُّ أَنَّهَا الظُّهْرُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهَا إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى وَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ وَقَالُوا قُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا فَهَابَا أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُ قَالَ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ إِمَّا قَصِيرُ الْيَدَيْنِ وَإِمَّا طَوِيلُهُمَا يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ ﷺ «لَمْ تُقْصَرِ الصَّلَاةُ وَلَمْ أَنَسَ» فَقَالَ بَلْ نَسِيتَ فَقَالَ «أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟ » فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَكَبَّرَ قَالَ وَنُبِّئْتُ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ»  

[Machine] From his father, Matir and Mutair, who were present, and he believed him in his statement, he said, "How did I inform you?" He said, "O my father, you informed me that the one with two hands made of wood met you and informed you that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two units of the evening prayer, which is the Asr prayer, then he completed them and left quickly while the people were saying that the prayer was shortened. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ got up and Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) followed him. The one with two hands caught up with him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, did you shorten the prayer or did you forget?' He said, 'I did not shorten the prayer and I did not forget.' Then he turned to Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) and said, 'What does the one with two hands say?' They said, 'He speaks the truth, O Messenger of Allah.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned and the people praised him, then he prayed two units of prayer, then he completed them, then he performed the prostrations of forgetfulness."  

عَنْ أَبِيهِ مَطِيرٍ ومُطَيْرٌ حَاضِرٌ يُصَدِّقُهُ بِمَقَالَتِهِ قَالَ كَيْفَ كُنْتُ أَخْبَرْتُكَ؟ قَالَ يَا أَبَتَاهُ أَخْبَرْتَنِي أَنَّهُ لَقِيَكَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ بِذِي خَشَبٍ فَأَخْبَرَكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى بِهِمْ إِحْدَى صَلَاتَيِ الْعَشِيِّ وَهِي الْعَصْرُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَاتَّبَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رَحِمَهَا اللهُ فَلَحِقَهُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ «مَا قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَمَا نَسِيتُ» ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ فَقَالَ «مَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ» فَقَالَا صَدَقَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَثَابَ النَّاسُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ