22. Forgetfulness in Prayer

٢٢۔ كتاب السهو

22.7 Sahw in compulsory Salat and Nawafil

٢٢۔٧ باب السَّهْوِ فِي الْفَرْضِ وَالتَّطَوُّعِ

[Machine] Ibn Abbas prostrated (sajada) for two prostrations (sajdatayn) after his night prayer (witr).

وَسَجَدَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ مَا سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ وِتْرِهِ.

bukhari:1232ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Mālik > Ibn Shihāb > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When anyone of you stands for the prayers, Satan comes and puts him in doubts till he forgets how many rakʿat he has prayed. So if this happens to anyone of you, he should perform two prostrations of Sahu while sitting.  

البخاري:١٢٣٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي جَاءَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَبَسَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى لاَ يَدْرِيَ كَمْ صَلَّى فَإِذَا وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ