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bayhaqi:3841 – Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Maḥbūbī Bimarw > Saʿīd b. Masʿūd > ʿUbaydullāh b. Mūsá > Abū Bakr al-Nahshalī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Aswad from his father > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , performed one of my nightly prayers. When he finished, they said, "Did you pray five?" He said, "I am only a human being like you. I remember as you remember and forget as you forget." Then he turned and performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness.  

البيهقي:٣٨٤١ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْمَحْبُوبِيُّ بِمَرْوَ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّهْشَلِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِحْدَى صَلَاتِي الْعِشَاءِ فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ قَالُوا صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا؟ قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ أَذْكُرُ كَمَا تَذْكُرُونَ وَأَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ النَّهْشَلِيِّ

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muslim:572k – ʿAwn b. Salāam al-Kūfī > Abū Bakr al-Nahshalī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Aswad from his father > ʿAbdullāh

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us five (rak'ahs in prayer). We said: Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been extended? He said: What is the matter? They said: You have said five (rak'ahs). He (the Holy Prophet) said: Verily I am a human being like you. I remember as you remember and I forget just as you forget. He then performed two prostrations as (compensation of) forgetfulness.  

مسلم:٥٧٢k – وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ عَوْنُ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ الْكُوفِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّهْشَلِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَمْسًا فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ وَمَا ذَاكَ قَالُوا صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ أَذْكُرُ كَمَا تَذْكُرُونَ وَأَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ  

nasai:1259 – Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh > Abū Bakr al-Nahshalī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Aswad from his father > ʿAbdullāh

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered one of the afternoon prayers with five (rak'ahs), and it was said to him: "Has something been added to the prayer?" He said: 'Why are you asking?' They said: 'You prayed five.' He said: 'I am only human, I forget as you forget, and I remember as you remember.' Then he prostrated twice then ended his prayer.  

النسائي:١٢٥٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ النَّهْشَلِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَّى إِحْدَى صَلاَتَىِ الْعَشِيِّ خَمْسًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ وَمَا ذَاكَ قَالُوا صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ وَأَذْكُرُ كَمَا تَذْكُرُونَ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْفَتَلَ  

tabarani:9852 – ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Abū Nuʿaym And ʾAḥmad b. Yūnus > Abū Bakr al-Nahshalī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Aswad from his father > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] It was narrated that the Prophet ﷺ prayed five prayers, and when he finished, he was asked, "O Messenger of Allah, should we increase in prayer?" He said, "No, why would you do that?" They said, "You have prayed five prayers." He said, "I am only a human like you, I remember as you remember and I forget as you forget." Then he performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness.  

الطبراني:٩٨٥٢ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّهْشَلِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى خَمْسًا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلَاةَ؟ قَالَ «لَا وَمَا ذَاكَ؟» قَالُوا فَإِنَّكَ صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا قَالَ «فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلَكُمْ أَذْكُرُ كَمَا تَذْكُرُونَ وَأَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ» ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ  

nasai-kubra:1183 – Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh > Abū Bakr al-Nahshalī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Aswad from his father > ʿAbdullāh

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered one of the afternoon prayers with five (rak'ahs), and it was said to him: "Has something been added to the prayer?" He said: 'Why are you asking?' They said: 'You prayed five.' He said: 'I am only human, I forget as you forget, and I remember as you remember.' Then he prostrated twice then ended his prayer. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1259)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٨٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ النَّهْشَلِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى إِحْدَى صَلَاتِي الْعَشِيِّ خَمْسًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ؟ فَقَالَ «وَمَا ذَاكَ؟» قَالُوا صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا قَالَ «إِنَّمَا أَنَا بِشْرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ وَأَذْكُرُ كَمَا تَذْكُرُونَ» فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْفَتَلَ  

nasai-kubra:584 – Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh > Abū Bakr al-Nahshalī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Aswad from his father > ʿAbdullāh

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered one of the afternoon prayers with five (rak'ahs), and it was said to him: "Has something been added to the prayer?" He said: 'Why are you asking?' They said: 'You prayed five.' He said: 'I am only human, I forget as you forget, and I remember as you remember.' Then he prostrated twice then ended his prayer. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1259)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٨٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ النَّهْشَلِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى إِحْدَى صَلَاتِي الْعَشِيِّ خَمْسًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ؟ فَقَالَ «وَمَا ذَاكَ؟» قَالُوا صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا قَالَ «إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ وَأَذْكُرُ كَمَا تَذْكُرُونَ» فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْفَتَلَ