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ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمُتَحَرِّي الصَّوَابَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ إِذَا سَهَا فِيهَا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ بَعْدَ السَّلَامِ الْأَوَّلِ

ibnhibban:2660al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Ḥibbān b. Mūsá > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Mubārak > Misʿar > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah > Ibn Masʿūd

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed and did more or less (rak'ahs). When he had said the taslim, it was said: 'O Messenger of Allah, has there been some change concerning the prayer?' He said: 'If there had been some change concerning the prayer, I would have told you. Rather I am a human being and I forget as you forget. If any one of you is not sure about his prayer, let him consider an estimate of what is correct, and complete his prayer on that basis, then say the taslim and prostrate twice.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1242)   

ابن حبّان:٢٦٦٠أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَزَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ وَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ؟ فَقَالَ ﷺ «لَوْ حَدَثَ شَيْءٌ لَنَبَّأْتُكُمُوهُ وَلَكِنِّي إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَأَيُّكُمْ شَكَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحْرَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى الصَّوَابِ وَلْيُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ لْيُسَلِّمْ وَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ»  


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nasai:1242Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh > Misʿar > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah > ʿAbdullāh

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed and did more or less (rak'ahs). When he had said the taslim, it was said: 'O Messenger of Allah, has there been some change concerning the prayer?' He said: 'If there had been some change concerning the prayer, I would have told you. Rather I am a human being and I forget as you forget. If any one of you is not sure about his prayer, let him consider an estimate of what is correct, and complete his prayer on that basis, then say the taslim and prostrate twice.'"  

النسائي:١٢٤٢أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَزَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ شَىْءٌ قَالَ لَوْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ شَىْءٌ أَنْبَأْتُكُمُوهُ وَلَكِنِّي إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا شَكَّ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحْرَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى الصَّوَابِ فَلْيُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ لْيُسَلِّمْ وَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ  

ibnmajah:1211Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Manṣūr > Shuʿbah Katab Ila And Qaraʾtuh ʿAlayh > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah > ʿAbdullāh

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered prayer, and I am not sure whether he did something extra or omitted something. He asked, and we told him, so he turned to face the Qiblah and prostrated twice, then he said the Salam. Then he turned to face us and said: ‘If any new command has been revealed concerning the prayer, I would certainly have told you. But I am only human and I forget and you forget. If I forget, then remind me. And if anyone of you is uncertain about the prayer, let him do what is closest to what is correct, then complete the prayer, say the Salam and prostrate twice.”  

ابن ماجة:١٢١١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ وَقَرَأْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلاَةً لاَ يَدْرِي أَزَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ فَسَأَلَ فَحَدَّثْنَاهُ فَثَنَى رِجْلَهُ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ لَوْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ شَىْءٌ لأَنْبَأْتُكُمُوهُ وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَإِذَا نَسِيتُ فَذَكِّرُونِي وَأَيُّكُمْ مَا شَكَّ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَلْيَتَحَرَّ أَقْرَبَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الصَّوَابِ فَيُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِ وَيُسَلِّمَ وَيَسْجُدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ  

ahmad:4348Muḥammad b. ʿUbayd > Misʿar > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I am only a human being, and I forget just as you forget. So, whoever has any doubts in his prayer should consider what is most correct, complete it and then perform two prostrations."  

أحمد:٤٣٤٨حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا شَكَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحْرَى ذَلِكَ الصَّوَابَ فَلْيُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِ وَيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ  

ibnhibban:2656Aḥmad b. Yaḥyá b. Zuhayr Bitustur > Aḥmad b. al-Miqdām > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Rawḥ b. al-Qāsim > Manṣūr b. al-Muʿtamir > Ibrāhīm al-Nakhaʿī > ʿAlqamah b. Qays > Ibn Masʿūd

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed with us a prayer in which he either added or omitted something. When he finished, we asked, "O messenger of Allah, did you introduce something new in the prayer?" He replied, "I did not introduce anything new in the prayer. However, I am a human being and I forget just as you forget. So if I forget, remind me, and if any one of you is unsure about his prayer, he should strive to do it correctly and then perform two prostrations."  

ابن حبّان:٢٦٥٦أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ بِتُسْتُرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةً زَادَ فِيهَا أَوْ نَقَصَ مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا أَتَمَّ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالَ فَثَنَى رِجْلَهُ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ « لَوْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ لَأَخْبَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَإِذَا نَسِيتُ فَذَكِّرُونِي وَإِذَا أَحَدُكُمْ شَكَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَتَحَرَّى الصَّوَابَ وَلْيَبْنِ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ لْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ»  

ذِكْرُ خَبَرٍ ثَانٍ يُصَرِّحُ بِصِحَّةِ مَا ذَكَرْنَاهُ

ibnhibban:2657ʿAbdullāh b. Maḥmūd al-Saʿdī > ʿAmr b. Ṣāliḥ > Ibrāhīm b. al-Mughīrah > Misʿar b. Kidām > Manṣūr b. al-Muʿtamir > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah > Ibn Masʿūd

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed and did more or less (rak'ahs). When he had said the taslim, it was said: 'O Messenger of Allah, has there been some change concerning the prayer?' He said: 'If there had been some change concerning the prayer, I would have told you. Rather I am a human being and I forget as you forget. If any one of you is not sure about his prayer, let him consider an estimate of what is correct, and complete his prayer on that basis, then say the taslim and prostrate twice.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1242)   

ابن حبّان:٢٦٥٧أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَحْمُودٍ السَّعْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مِسْعَرُ بْنُ كِدَامٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ أَنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَزَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالَ «لَوْ حَدَثَ شَيْءٌ لَنَبَّأْتُكُمُوهُ وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَأَيُّكُمْ شَكَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحْرَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى الصَّوَابِ فَلْيُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ»  

tabarani:9828Aslam b. Sahl al-Wāsiṭī > Tamīm b. al-Muntaṣir > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Abū al-Ashhab Jaʿfar b. al-Ḥārith > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer, and he either increased or decreased something. When he finished, it was said, "O Messenger of Allah, did you make any changes in the prayer?" He said, "If I had made any changes, I would have informed you. I am only a human being and I forget as you forget. So, if anyone of you performs prayer and increases or decreases something, he should strive to do what is correct and complete the prayer. Then, he should prostrate for the two prostrations of forgetfulness."  

الطبراني:٩٨٢٨حَدَّثَنَا أَسْلَمُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الْوَاسِطِيُّ ثنا تَمِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْتَصِرِ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ثنا أَبُو الْأَشْهَبِ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَزَادَ أَوَ نَقَصَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَحَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالَ «لَوْ حَدَثَ لَأَنْبَأْتُكُمْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَأَيُّكُمْ صَلَّى فَزَادَ أَوَ نَقَصَ فَلْيَتَحَرَّ الصَّوَابَ فَلْيُتِمَّ وَيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ»  

nasai-kubra:1166Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh > Misʿar > Manṣūr > Ibrāhīm > ʿAlqamah > ʿAbdullāh

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed and did more or less (rak'ahs). When he had said the taslim, it was said: 'O Messenger of Allah, has there been some change concerning the prayer?' He said: 'If there had been some change concerning the prayer, I would have told you. Rather I am a human being and I forget as you forget. If any one of you is not sure about his prayer, let him consider an estimate of what is correct, and complete his prayer on that basis, then say the taslim and prostrate twice.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1242)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٦٦أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَزَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ قَالَ «لَوْ حَدَثَ شَيْءٌ أَنْبَأْتُكُمُوهُ وَلَكِنِّي إِنَّمَا أَنَا بِشْرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا شَكَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحْرَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى الصَّوَابِ فَلْيُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ لِيُسَلِّمْ وَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ»  

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"إِنَّه لوْ حَدَث في الصَّلاةِ شئٌ لنبَّأتُكُم به وَلكن إِنَّما أنا بشرٌ مثلُكُمْ أنْسَى كمَا تنْسَون، فإِذا نسيتُ فذكِّرُونى، وإِذا شكَّ أحدُكمْ في صلاته فليتَحَرَّ الصَّواب فليُتمَّ عليه ثُمَّ ليُسَلمْ ثُمَّ ليسجدْ سَجدتين".  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ن] النسائي [هـ] ابن ماجة [حب] ابن حبّان عن ابن مسعود