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.

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِحْدَى صَلاَتَىِ الْعَشِيِّ الظُّهْرَ أَوِ الْعَصْرَ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ فِي مُقَدَّمِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهَا إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الأُخْرَى يُعْرَفُ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْغَضَبُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَفِي النَّاسِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَهَابَاهُ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُسَمِّيهِ ذَا الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَسِيتَ أَمْ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ قَالَ لَمْ أَنْسَ وَلَمْ تَقْصُرِ الصَّلاَةُ قَالَ بَلْ نَسِيتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَأَوْمَئُوا أَىْ نَعَمْ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى مَقَامِهِ فَصَلَّى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْبَاقِيَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَكَبَّرَ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ سَلَّمَ فِي السَّهْوِ فَقَالَ لَمْ أَحْفَظْهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَلَكِنْ نُبِّئْتُ أَنَّ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ

“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] Abu Huraira narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I offered two Rak'ahs of the 'Isha prayer just before dawn and I assumed that it was the Fajr prayer. Then I offered two Rak'ahs, sat near a pillar and became angry. Sufyan added: Then he (the Messenger of Allah) came to the trunk of a date-palm tree and offered two Rak'ahs so as to make up the missed ones and then asked for permission to enter the house and smiled. Aisha said: "The wives of the Prophet ﷺ laughed till the veil of my lady-partition (screen) shook with laughter."

يَقُولُسَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِحْدَى صَلَاتَيِ الْعَشِيِّ إِمَّا الظُّهْرُ أَوِ الْعَصْرَ وَأَكْثَرُ ظَنِّي أَنَّهَا الْعَصْرُ فَسَلَّمَ فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَتَى جِذْعًا كَانَ يُصَلِّي إِلَيْهِ فَجَلَسَ إِلَيْهِ مُغْضَبًا وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ أَتَى جِذْعًا فِي الْقِبْلَةِ كَانَ يُسْنِدُ إِلَيْهِ ظَهْرَهُ فَأَسْنَدَ إِلَيْهِ ظَهْرَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ سُرْعَانُ النَّاسِ فَقَالُوا قُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَهَابَاهُ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُ فَقَالَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ قصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ قَالَ مَا قُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَمَا نَسِيتُ قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ كَسَجْدَتِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَكَبَّرَ

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 إِمَّا قَالَ الظُّهْرَ وَإِمَّا قَالَ الْعَصْرَ قَالَ وَأَكْبَرُ ظَنِّي أَنَّهَا الْعَصْرُ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ فِي مُقَدَّمِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهَا إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى وَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ فَجَعَلُوا يَقُولُونَ قُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا فَهَابَا أَنْ يَسْأَلَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ قَالَ «مَا قُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَلَا نَسِيتُ» قَالَ بَلْ نَسِيتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «أَكَذَلِكَ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فَأَطَالَ نَحْوًا مِنْ سُجُودِهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَأَطَالَ نَحْوًا مِنْ سُجُودِهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقِيلَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ لَمْ أَحْفَظْ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ 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

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. (Using translation from Muslim 573a)

بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِحْدَى صَلَاتِي الْعَشِيِّ إِمَّا الظُّهْرَ وَإِمَّا الْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَكْبَرُ ظَنِّي أَنَّهَا الْعَصْرُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى جِذْعٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَاسْتَنَدَ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ مُغْضَبٌ فَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ يَقُولُونَ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ ؓ فَهَابَاهُ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُ فَقَامَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟ فَقَالُوا صَدَقَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ كَسُجُودِهِ الْأَوَّلِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَأُخْبِرْتُ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَسَلَّمَ

صَلَّى إِحْدَى صَلاتَيِ الْعِشِيِّ قال وأكبر ظني أنها الظهر فأتى خشبة في المسجد فوضع يديه عليها إحداهما على الأخرى وخرج سرعان الناس وهم يقولون قصرت الصلاة وفي القوم أبو بَكْر وعمر فهاباه أن يكلماه فقام رجل إما قصير اليدين وإما طويلهما يقال له ذو اليدين فقال يا رسول الله أقصرت الصلاة أم نسيت قال لم تقصر ولم أنس قال بلى نسيت فقال أصدق ذو اليدين قالوا نعم قال فصلى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ركعتين ثم سلم ثم كبر فسجد مثل سجوده أو أطول ثم رفع رأسه وكبر وسجد مثل سجوده أو أطول ثم رفع رأسه وكبرقال ونبئت عن عمران بن حصين أنه قال ثم سلموهذا الحديثُ قَدْ رَوَاهُ عَن أيوب غير واحد ورواه غير واحد عن محمد بن سيرين

اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إحدى صلاتي العشي صلى ركعتين ثم سلم ثم قام إلى خشبة معروضة في المسجد فقال عليها بيده ووصف ابن عون أنه وضع إحدى يديه على الأخرى ووضع يده عليها كأنه غضبان فخرج السرعان الناس من أبواب المسجد فقالوا قصرت الصلاة وفي القوم أبو بكر وعمر فهاباه أن يكلماه وفي القوم رجل في يده طول يقال له ذو اليدين فقال يا رسول الله أقصرت الصلاة أم نسيت قال ما نسيت ولا قصرت وقال أكما يقول ذو اليدين قالوا نعم فرجع فصلى الذي كان ترك ثم سلم ثم كبر وسجد مثل سجوده أو أطول ثم رفع رأسه وكبر ثم سجد قال ابن عون وربما قال مُحَمَّد ونبئت عن عمران بن حصين أنه قال ثم سلم