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ahmad:1677Ismāʿīl > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Makḥūl

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If one of you has doubts about his prayer, then if he doubts between one and two, let him take them as one. And if he doubts between two and three, let him take them as two. And if he doubts between three and four, let him take them as three, until the uncertainty lies in the extra (rak'ah). Then he should make two prostrations before he says the Salam." Muhammad ibn Ishaq said: "Husayn ibn Abdullah asked me, 'Did he narrate this to you?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'But he informed me that Kurayb, the freed slave of Ibn Abbas, narrated to him from Ibn Abbas, who said, 'I sat with Umar ibn al-Khattab and he said, 'O Ibn Abbas, if a person is confused in his prayer and does not know whether he has added or missed something, what should he do?' I said, 'By Allah, O Amir al-Mu'minin (Commander of the Faithful), I do not know anything about that.' Umar said, 'By Allah, I do not know either.' While we were discussing this, Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf came and said, 'What are you two talking about?' Umar said, 'We were discussing a man who has doubts about his prayer and what he should do.' Abd al-Rahman said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say this.'"  

أحمد:١٦٧٧حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي مَكْحُولٌ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَشَكَّ فِي صَلاتِهِ فَإِنْ شَكَّ فِي الْوَاحِدَةِ وَالثِّنْتَيْنِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهُمَا وَاحِدَةً وَإِنْ شَكَّ فِي الثِّنْتَيْنِ وَالثَّلاثِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهُمَا ثِنْتَيْنِ وَإِنْ شَكَّ فِي الثَّلاثِ وَالْأَرْبَعِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهُمَا ثَلاثًا حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْوَهْمُ فِي الزِّيَادَةِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمْ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ وَقَالَ لِي حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ هَلِ أسْنَدَهُ لَكَ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ لَكِنَّهُ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّ كُرَيْبًا مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ جَلَسْتُ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ إِذَا اشْتَبَهَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ فِي صَلاتِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ أَزَادَ أَمْ نَقَصَ؟ قُلْتُ وَاللهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا أَدْرِي مَا سَمِعْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَاللهِ مَا أَدْرِي قَالَ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِذْ جَاءَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي تَذَاكَرَانِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ ذَكَرْنَا الرَّجُلَ يَشُكُّ فِي صَلاتِهِ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ  


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[Machine] I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or from one of his companions what he mentioned that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded when a person makes a mistake in their prayer. I asked: "Have you heard anything about this, O Amir al-Mumineen?" He replied: "No." Then Abdullah ibn Awf entered upon us and asked: "What are you discussing?" Umar said: "I asked him if he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or any of his companions mention what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded when a person makes a mistake in their prayer." Abdullah ibn Awf said: "I have knowledge of that." Umar said: "Come forth and narrate, for you are the just and trustworthy." Abdullah ibn Awf said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'If one of you is uncertain between two scenarios [in prayer], then they should choose the one that is less in number. And if one is uncertain between two scenarios and a third, they should choose the two. And if one is uncertain between three scenarios and four, they should choose the three. Then they should complete what remains of their prayer until the doubt only pertains to the extra [acts of worship]. Then they should prostrate twice while sitting before completing their prayer.'"  

الحاكم:١٢١٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَنْزِيُّ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمُزَكِّي قَالَا ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعَبْدِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ جَلَسْتُ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَهُوَ خَلِيفَةٌ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَا

سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ مَا يَذْكُرُ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَهَا الْمَرْءُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَوَمَا سَمِعْتَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ لَا فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ فِيمَا أَنْتُمَا؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ سَأَلْتُهُ هَلْ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ يَذْكُرُ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَهَا الْمَرْءُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عِنْدِي عِلْمٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ هَلُمَّ فَأَنْتَ الْعَدْلُ الرِّضَا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الِاثْنَتَيْنِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهُمَا وَاحِدَةً وَإِذَا شَكَّ فِي الِاثْنَتَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهُمَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَإِذَا شَكَّ فِي الثَّلَاثِ وَالْأَرْبَعِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهُمَا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يُتِمُّ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْوَهْمُ فِي الزِّيَادَةِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ شَاهِدٌ لِحَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَابِتِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ الَّذِي أَمْلَيْتُ قَبْلَ هَذَيْنِ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ
bayhaqi:3804Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb from my father

[Machine] I sat with Umar bin Al-Khattab, and he said: "O Ibn Abbas, have you heard from the Prophet ﷺ about a person who forgets their prayer and does not know whether they increased or decreased in it?" I said: "And have you heard anything about it, O Amir al-Mu'minin, from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He said: "No, by Allah, I have not heard anything from him regarding it, nor have I asked him about it. But when Abdur-Rahman bin Awf came, Umar informed him about it. And Abdur-Rahman said: 'But I have heard this from the Prophet ﷺ .' Umar said: 'Then you have the knowledge that we were seeking, so what did you hear?' Abdur-Rahman said: 'I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: If any one of you is in doubt about his prayer, then he should consider it as one unit (rak'ah) and two units (rak'ah), and if he is in doubt about two units (rak'ah) or three, then he should consider it as two units (rak'ah), and if he is in doubt about three or four, then he should consider it as three units (rak'ah), until the doubt concerning the addition is removed, and he should prostrate twice before he gives the Salam, then he should give the Salam, and this is its meaning.'"  

البيهقي:٣٨٠٤أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الدِّمَشْقِيُّ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ التَّنُوخِيُّ فَرَّقَهُمَا فِي مَوْضِعَيْنِ قَالَا ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْوَهْبِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

جَلَسْتُ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي الرَّجُلِ إِذَا نَسِيَ صَلَاتَهَ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ أَزَادَ أَمْ نَقَصَ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ فِيهِ؟ قُلْتُ وَمَا سَمِعْتَ أَنْتَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ شَيْئًا فِي ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ لَا وَاللهِ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْهُ فِيهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا سَأَلْتُ عَنْهُ إِذْ جَاءَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ فِيمَا أَنْتُمَا؟ فَأَخْبَرَهُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ سَأَلْتُ هَذَا الْفَتَى عَنْ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَلَمْ أَجِدْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمًا قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ لَكِنْ عِنْدِي لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَأَنْتَ عِنْدَنَا الْعَدْلُ الرِّضَا فَمَاذَا سَمِعْتَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَشَكَّ فِي الْوَاحِدَةِ وَالِثْنَتَيْنِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهُمَا وَاحِدَةً وَإِذَا شَكَّ فِي الِاثْنَتَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَإِذَا شَكَّ فِي الثَّلَاثِ وَالْأَرْبَعِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا ثَلَاثًا حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْوَهْمُ فِي الزِّيَادَةِ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ وَبِمَعْنَاهُ  

رَوَاهُ الْجَمَاعَةُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ وَرَوَاهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ