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[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ prostrated in the Night of Ascension, and all the people prostrated with him except for two men who wanted to be seen. Imam Shafi'i said, "These two men never left any obligatory prayer unless the Prophet ﷺ ordered them to repeat it." As for the narration of Zaid, Allah knows best that Zaid did not prostrate even though he was reciting. The Prophet ﷺ did not prostrate either, and it was not obligatory, so the Prophet ﷺ did not command him to. The argument was based on what had been reported from the Prophet ﷺ regarding the obligation of the five daily prayers. The man asked, "Do I have any other obligation besides them?" He (the Prophet, pbuh) said, "No, unless you want to perform voluntary prayers."  

البيهقي:٣٧٥٤أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَاضِي ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثنا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَجَدَ فِي النَّجْمِ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ إِلَّا رَجُلَيْنِ أَرَادَا أَنْ يُشْهَرَا قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَالرِّجْلَانِ لَا يَدَعَانِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ الْفَرْضَ وَلَوْ تَرَكَاهُ أَمْرَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِإِعَادَتِهِ وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ زَيْدٍ فَهُوَ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ زَيْدًا لَمْ يَسْجُدْ وَهُوَ الْقَارِئُ فَلَمْ يَسْجُدِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فَرْضًا فَيَأْمُرَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِهِ وَاحْتُجَّ بِمَا مَضَى مِنْ حَدِيثِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي فَرْضِ خَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهَا؟ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ