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ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُدْحِضِ قَوْلَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَكُونَا فِي كُلِّ الْأَحْوَالِ قَبْلَ السَّلَامِ

ibnhibban:2673 – Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Abū ʿAwn > Abū Bishr Bakr b. Khalaf Khatan al-Muqrī > al-Muʿtamir b. Sulaymān > Khālid al-Ḥadhhāʾ > Abū Qilābah > Abū al-Muhallab > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray three units of prayer before or after the noon or afternoon prayer. It was said to him: "Is that how you pray?" He replied, "Yes." So, he prayed one unit of prayer, then he sat and made the testimony of faith and salutation, then he prostrated twice for the forgetfulness, then he made the salutation.  

ابن حبّان:٢٦٧٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَوْنٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ خَتَنُ الْمُقْرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ أَوِ الْعَصْرِ ثَلَاثَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَقِيلَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «أَكَذَلِكَ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ تَشَهَّدَ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ  

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Collected by Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Ṭabarānī, Bayhaqī
nasai:1227 – Sulaymān b. ʿUbaydullāh > Bahz b. Asad > Shuʿbah > Saʿd b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Zuhr with two rak'ahs, then said the salam. They said: "Has the prayer been shortened?" So he stood up and prayed two rak'ahs, then he said the salam, then he prostrated twice.  

النسائي:١٢٢٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَّى صَلاَةَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَقَامَ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ  

ahmad:10041 – Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar And Bahz > Shuʿbah > Saʿd b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Salamah > Bahz Innah > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Zuhr with two rak'ahs, then said the salam. They said: "Has the prayer been shortened?" So he stood up and prayed two rak'ahs, then he said the salam, then he prostrated twice. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1227)   

أحمد:١٠٠٤١ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَبَهْزٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ بَهْزٌ إِنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ عَنِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ نَقَصَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ؟ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ أُخَرَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ  

ahmad:19868 – Muʿtamir > Khālid > Abū Qilābah > Abū al-Muhallab > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ prayed three units (rak'ahs) and then he said the salaam. It was said to him, so he stood up and prayed another unit, then he said the salaam. After that, he performed two prostrations while he was sitting.  

أحمد:١٩٨٦٨ – حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى ثَلَاثَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَسَلَّمَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَةً فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ  

tabarani:15616 – Abū Muslim al-Kashhī > Sahl b. Bakkār > Hushaym > Khālid al-Ḥadhhāʾ > Abū Qilābah > Abū al-Muhallab > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed either Dhuhr or Asr prayer with three units of prayer. Then, a man named Al-Khirbaaq said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, you only prayed three units of prayer." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Is that how it seems to you?" They replied, "Yes." So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed one more unit of prayer, then made the testimony of faith, and concluded the prayer. Then, he performed two prostrations of forgetfulness.  

الطبراني:١٥٦١٦ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَشِّيُّ ثنا سَهْلُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ ثنا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ أَوِ الْعَصْرَ ثَلَاثَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْخِرْبَاقُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا صَلَّيْتَ ثَلَاثَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَقَالَ «أَكَذَاكَ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ تَشَهَّدَ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ  

bayhaqi:3898 – Abū al-Ḥasan al-Muqriʾ > al-Ḥasan b. Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Yūsuf b. Yaʿqūb > al-Rabīʿ > Hushaym > Khālid > Abū Qilābah > Abū al-Muhallab > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed three units of either Dhuhr or Asr prayer, and a man known as Al-Khirbaq said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, you only prayed three units." He said, "Is that so?" They said, "Yes." He said, "Then he stood and prayed, then he prostrated, then he recited the Tashahhud and gave the greeting of peace, then he prostrated twice for forgetfulness, then he gave the greeting of peace. This is the correct narration, and Allah knows best."  

البيهقي:٣٨٩٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا الرَّبِيعُ ثنا هُشَيْمٌ أنبأ خَالِدٌ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ثنا أَبُو الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ أَوِ الْعَصْرَ ثَلَاثَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْخِرْبَاقُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا صَلَّيْتَ ثَلَاثَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَالَ أَكَذَلِكَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ سَجَدَ ثُمَّ تَشَهَّدَ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ هَذَا هُوَ الصَّحِيحُ بِهَذَا اللَّفْظِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ