"I used to come to the Prophet ﷺ when he was praying, and I would greet him with Salam, he would return my greeting. Then I came to him when he was praying, and he did not return my greeting. When he said the Taslim, he pointed to the people and said: "Allah (SWT) has decreed that in the prayer you should not speak except to remember Allah (SWT), and it is not appropriate for you, and that you should stand before Allah (SWT) with obedience.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1220)  

كُنْتُ آتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَأُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ أَشَارَ إِلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ يَعْنِي أَحْدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ لَا تَكَلَّمُوا إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللهِ وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ وَأَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ»  

"We used to greet the Prophet ﷺ with salam and he would return our salam, until we came back from the land of Ethiopia. I greeted him with salam and he did not return my greeting,a nd I started to wonder why. So I sat down; and when he finished praying, he said: 'Allah (SWT) decrees what He wills, and He has decreed what we should not speak during the prayer.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1221)  

كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا السَّلَامَ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا مِنْ أَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يُرِدَّ عَلَيَّ فَأَخَذَنِي مَا قَرُبَ وَمَا بَعُدَ فَجَلَسْتُ حَتَّى إِذَا قَضَى الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ يُحْدِثُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ وَقَدْ أَحْدَثَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ لَا يُتَكَلَّمَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , performed two units of the Dhuhr prayer, then he finished and said, "Did the prayer become shorter?" He then stood and performed two units of prayer, then finished and performed two prostrations. Abu Abdur-Rahman said to us, "I do not know anyone who mentioned this hadith from Abu Salamah, except Sa'd."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا «أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلِمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ» قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا ذَكَرَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ غَيْرَ سَعْدٍ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed one day and said the salam after two rak'ahs, then he left. Dhul-Shimalain caught up with him and said: "O Messenger of Alah, has the prayer been shortened or did you forget?" He said: "The prayer has not been shortened, and I did not forget." He said: "Yes, by the One Who sent you with the truth." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Is Dhul-Yadain speaking the truth?" They said: 'Yes.' So he led the people in praying two rak'ahs. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1228)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى يَوْمًا فَسَلَّمَ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَأَدْرَكَهُ ذُو الشِّمَالَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَقَصَتْ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ «لَمْ تَنْقُصِ الصَّلَاةُ وَلَمْ أَنَسَ» قَالَ بَلَى وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] While I was praying the Dhuhr prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished two units of prayer and stood up. Then, a man from the tribe of Sulaym stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, did you shorten the prayer or forget?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "I did not shorten it nor did I forget." The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, you only prayed two units." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What does the man with two hands say?" They replied, "Yes." So, he stood up and prayed two units of prayer with them.  

بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ فَسَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَمْ تُقْصَرْ وَلَمْ أَنَسَ» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا صَلَّيْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَحَقٌّ مَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ prayed with his companions and greeted them after two units (of prayer). A man known as "Dhul-Yadayn" (possessor of two hands) and he had long hands, said, "O Messenger of Allah, did the prayer become shorter or did you forget?" He ﷺ said, "The prayer did not become shorter and I did not forget." They asked, "What does Dhul-Yadayn say?" They said, "He told the truth." So he ﷺ prayed two units of prayer with them.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ فَسَلَّمَ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ وَكَانَ طَوِيلَ الْيَدَيْنِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ قَالَ «مَا قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَمَا نَسِيتُ» قَالَ مَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟ قَالُوا صَدَقَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forgot and said the taslim after two rak'ahs. Dhul-Shimalain said to him: 'Has the prayer been shortened or did you forget, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Is Dhul-Yadain speaking the truth?' They said: "Yes." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and completed the prayer." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1229)  

نَسِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ فِي سَجْدَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ ذُو الشِّمَالَيْنِ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَمَّ الصَّلَاةَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the Dhuhr or Asr prayer and then performed the salaam after two rak'ahs. Ibn 'Amr said to him, "Did the prayer decrease or did you forget?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "What does the one with two hands say?" They replied, "You speak the truth, O Prophet of Allah." He then completed the two rak'ahs that were diminished. Abu Dawood reported to us, he said, Ya'qub reported to us, he said, My father reported to us, from Salih, from Ibn Shihab, that Abu Bakr ibn Sulayman ibn Abi Hathmah informed him that he received information that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two rak'ahs and then Ibn 'Amr commented to him about it. Ibn Shihab reported to me this news from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, from Abu Hurairah, he said, Abu Salamah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman and Abu Bakr ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith, who is Ibn Hisham, and 'Ubaidullah ibn 'Abdullah reported to us, Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-Hakam reported to us, from Shu'ayb, from Layth, from 'Uqail, who said, Ibn Shihab reported to me from Sa'id, Abu Salamah, Abu Bakr ibn 'Abd al-Rahman, and Ibn Abi Hathmah reported to me from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not prostrate during that day before the salaam nor after it.  

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ أَوِ الْعَصْرَ فَسَلَّمَ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ ذُو الشِّمَالَيْنِ ابْنُ عَمْرٍو أَنَقَصَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟» قَالُوا صَدَقَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ فَأَتَمَّ بِهِمُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ نَقَصَ 571 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنْ صَالِحٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ ذُو الشِّمَالَيْنِ نَحْوَهُ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي هَذَا الْخَبَرَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِيهِ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ وَعُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ 572 أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَأَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَابْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَبْلَ السَّلَامِ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said the salam then he performed two prostrations of forgetfulness while he was still sitting, then he said the salam." He said: He mentioned it in the hadith of Dhul-Yadain. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1330)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ثُمَّ سَلِمَ» ذَكَرَهُ فِي حَدِيثِ ذِي الْيَدَيْنِ  

[Machine] That he heard Abu Hurairah saying, "Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated twice."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ «ثُمَّ سَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَجْدَتَيْنِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated on the Day of Dhul-Yadayn (Thursday), after the completion of the prayer, he performed two prostrations. 576 Amru bin Sawad informed us, saying, Ibn Wahb informed us, saying, Ibn Amr bin al-Harith narrated to us, saying, Qatadah reported to me from Muhammad bin Sirin, from Abu Hurairah, from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about its like.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «سَجَدَ يَوْمَ ذِي الْيَدَيْنِ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ السَّلَامِ» 576 أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَادٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِمِثْلِهِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished praying two rak'ahs,and Dhul-Yadain said to him: "Has the prayer been shortened or did you forget, O Messenger of Allah?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Is Dhul-Yadain speaking the truth?" The people said: "Yes." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and prayed two, then he said the takbir and prostrated as usual or longer than that. Then he raised his head, then he prostrated as usual or longer than that, then he sat up." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1225)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ انْصَرَفَ مِنَ اثْنَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟» فَقَالَ النَّاسُ نَعَمْ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى اثْنَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ثم سَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ  

"Abu Hurairah said: 'The Prophet ﷺ led us in one of the nighttime prayers.'" He said: "Abu Hurairah said: 'But I forgot (which one).' He said: 'He led us in praying two rak'ahs, then he said the taslim and went to a piece of wood that was lying in the masjid and leaned his hand on it as if he was angry. Those who were in a hurry left the masjid, and said: "The prayer has been shortened." Among the people were Abu Bakr and 'Umar but they hesitated to ask him for they revere him. Also among the people was a man with long hands who was known as Dhul-Yadain. He said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, did you forget or has the prayer been shortened? He said: I did not forget and the prayer has not been shortened. He said: Is it as Dhul-Yadain says? They said: yes. So he came and prayed what he had missed, then he said the salam, then he said the takbir and prostrated as usual or longer than that. Then he raised his head and said the takbir, and prostrated as usual or longer than that. Then he raised his head and said the takbir.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1224)  

قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ صَلَّى بِنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِحْدَى صَلَاتِي الْعَشِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَلَكِنِّي نَسِيتُ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ مَعْرُوضَةٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَيْهَا كَأَنَّهُ غَضْبَانُ وَخَرَجَتِ السَّرَعَانُ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالُوا قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فَهَابَا أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ فِي يَدَيْهِ طُولٌ قَالَ وَكَانَ يُسَمَّى ذَا الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَسِيتَ أَمْ قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ فَقَالَ لَمْ أَنَسَ وَلَمْ تَقْصُرِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ وَقَالَ «أَكَمَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَجَاءَ فَصَلَّى الَّذِي كَانَ تَرَكَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَكَبِّرَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَكَبَّرَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the 'Asr prayer and gave salutation after two rak'ahs. Dhu'l-Yadain (the possessor of long arms) stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened or have you forgotten? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Nothing like this has happened (neither the prayer has been shortened nor have I forgotten). He (Dhu'l-Yadain) said: Messenger of Allah, something has definitely happened. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned towards people and said: Is Dhu'l-Yadain true (in his assertion)? They said: Messenger of Allah, he is true. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ completed the rest of the prayer. and then performed two prostrations while he was sitting after salutation. (Using translation from Muslim 573c)  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ صَلَّى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ فَسَلَّمَ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَامَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كُلُّ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ» فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَ بَعْضُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ «أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟» فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ فَأَتَمَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ التَّسْلِيمِ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said the salam after three rak'ahs of 'Asr, then he entered his house. A man called Al-Khibaq stood up and said: 'Has the prayer been shortened, O Messenger of Allah?' He came out angry, dragging his upper garment and said: 'Is he speaking the truth?' They said: 'Yes.' So he stood and prayed that rak'ah, then he said the salam, then prostrated twice, then he said the salam (again)." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1237)  

سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ ثَلَاثِ رَكَعَاتٍ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ فَدَخَلَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْخِرْبَاقُ فَقَالَ الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَخَرَجَ مُغْضِبًا يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ فَقَالَ «أَصَدَقَ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى تِلْكَ الرَّكْعَةَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْهَا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ  

[Machine] "And he said, 'This is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did.'"  

وَقَالَ هَكَذَا صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ prayed Dhuhr with them five times, and they said, "You prayed five times." He then prostrated twice after the salaam while he was sitting. 583 Qutaibah ibn Sa'eed informed us, he said: Abu Awana narrated to us from Mughirah, from Ibrahim, that the Prophet ﷺ prayed while he was musallam (i.e. not leading the prayer).  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى بِهِمُ الظُّهْرَ خَمْسًا فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَمَا سَلَّمَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ 583 أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى مُرْسَلٌ  

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)  

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  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said the prayer; (the narrator added): He made some act of omission or commission when he pronounced salutation; it was said to him: Messenger of Allah, is there something new about the prayer? He (the Holy Prophet) said: What is it? They said: You said prayer in such and such away. He (the narrator) said: He (the Holy Prophet) turned his feet and faced the Qibla and performed two prostrations and then pronounced salutations, and then turned his face towards us and said: If there is anything new about prayer (new command from the Lord) I informed you of that. But I am a human being and I forget as you for. get, so when I forget, remind me, and when any one of you is in doubt about his prayer. he should aim at what Is correct. and complete his prayer in that respect and then make two prostrations. (Using translation from Muslim 572a)   

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةً فَزَادَ فِيهَا أَوْ نَقَصَ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قُلْنَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ هَلْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالَ «وَمَا ذَاكَ؟» قَالَ فَذَكَرْنَا لَهُ الَّذِي فَعَلَ فَثَنَى رِجْلَهُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ «لَوْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ لَأَنْبَأْتُكُمْ بِهِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا نَسِيَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ شَيْئًا فَلْيَتَحَرَّ الَّذِي يَرَى أَنَّهُ هُوَ صَوَابٌ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ» خَالَفَهُ شَقِيقُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَبُو وَائِلٍ فَجَعَلَ التَّحَرِّيَ مِنْ قَوْلِ عَبْدِ اللهِ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'If one of you is not sure about his prayer, let him estimate and prostrate twice after he has finished." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1241)   

«إِذَا وَهِمْ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَتَحَرَّ الصَّوَابَ وَيَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ بَعْدَمَا يُفْرِغُ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: When one of you is in doubt about his prayer, and does not know how much he has prayed, three or four rak'ahs, he should pray one (additional) rak'ah and make two prostrations while sitting before giving the salutation. If the (additional) rak'ah which he prayed is the fifth one, he will make it an even number by these two prostrations. If it is the fourth one, the two prostrations will be a disgrace for the devil. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1026)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ أَصَلَّى ثَلَاثًا أَوْ أَرْبَعًا فَلْيَقُمْ فَلْيَرْكَعْ» يَعْنِي رَكْعَةً وَيَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ خَامِسَةً شَفَعَهَا بِسَجْدَتَيْنِ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ رَابِعَةٌ كَانَتِ السَّجْدَتَانِ تَرْغِيمًا لِلشَّيْطَانِ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet, ﷺ , he said, "If anyone of you has doubt in his prayer, he should dispel the doubt and act upon certainty. Then, if he becomes certain, he should perform two prostrations while sitting."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيُلْغِ الشَّكَّ وَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى الْيَقِينِ فَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَنَ بِالتَّمَامِ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If one of you has doubt about whether he has prayed three or four units (rak'ahs), then let him pray a complete unit (rak'ah) and then make two prostrations while sitting. If that unit of prayer was the fifth, then he should make those two prostrations as a supplication. And if it was the fourth, then they serve as a deterrent to the devil." 'Uyad bin Hilal differed in his wording of the hadith.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ أَصَلَّى ثَلَاثًا أَمْ أَرْبَعًا فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَةً تَامَّةً ثُمَّ يَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ تِلْكَ الرَّكْعَةُ خَامِسَةً شَفَعَ بِهَاتَيْنِ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ رَابِعَةً كَانَتَا تَرْغِيمًا لِلشَّيْطَانِ» خَالَفَهُ عِيَاضُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ فِي لَفْظِهِ  

“One of us prays and he does not know how many (Rak’ah) he has prayed.” He said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘When anyone of you prays and does not know how many he has prayed, let him perform two prostrations while he is sitting.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1204)   

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قُلْتُ يُصَلِّي أَحَدُنَا فَلَا يَدْرِي كَمْ صَلَّى؟ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If one of you prays and forgets or does not know if they have added or missed something, they should perform two prostrations while sitting."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَنَسِيَ» أَوْ قَالَ «فَلَمْ يَدْرِ زَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If one of you makes a mistake in his prayer and does not know whether he has added or missed something, he should perform two prostrations of forgetfulness while sitting." The rest of them disagreed with him.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا سَهَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَا يَدْرِي زَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ» خَالَفَهُ بَقِيَّةُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If anyone of you becomes uncertain during his prayer whether he has completed it or missed out something, he should perform two prostrations while sitting." Ikrimah bin Ammar contradicted them.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا سَهَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَا يَدْرِي زَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ» خَالَفَهُمْ عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If one of you prays and does not know if he has added or subtracted, he should perform two prostrations while sitting and then say the salaam."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَدْرِي أَزَادَ أَوْ نَقَصَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ»  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا لَبَّسَ الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ أَثَلَاثًا صَلَّى أَمْ أَرْبَعًا فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ»  

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; When one of you stands up to pray, the devil comes to him and confuses him so that he does not know how much he has prayed. If any of you has such an experience, he should perform two prostrations while he is sitting. Abu Dawud said; This tradition has been narrated in a similar manner by Ibn ‘Uyainab, Ma’mar and al-Laith. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1030)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي جَاءَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَبَّسَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى لَا يَدْرِي كَمْ صَلَّى فَإِذَا وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Anyone who is in doubt in his prayer should make two prostrations after giving the salutation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1033)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ شَكَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَمَا يُسَلِّمُ»  

Mu'awiyah prayed in front of them, and he stood up during the prayer when he should have sat. The people said tasbih, but he remained standing, then he prostrated twice while he was sitting, after he completed the prayer. Then he sat on the Minbar and said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Whoever forgets something in his prayer, let him prostrate twice like this.' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1260)  

أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ صَلَّى أَمَامَهُمْ فَقَامَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَعَلَيْهِ جُلُوسٌ فَسَبِّحَ النَّاسُ فَتَمَّ عَلَى قِيَامِهِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ بِنَا سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَتَمَّ الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ نَسِيَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ شَيْئًا فَلْيَسْجُدْ مِثْلَ هَاتَيْنِ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said the salam, then he spoke, then he performed two prostrations of forgetfulness. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1329)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ»  

[Machine] He prayed with the Messenger of Allah and stood in the first Tashahhud intending to sit, so we performed Tasbeeh (saying "Subhan Allah") then he moved and prostrated twice. Abu Abdur Rahman said to us, "This is a mistake, and the correct way is Abdullah ibn Malik ibn Buhaina."  

أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ فِي الشَّفْعِ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ فِيهِ فَسَبَّحْنَا فَمَضَى ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا خَطَأٌ وَالصَّوَابُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ بُحَيْنَةَ  

The Prophet ﷺ prayed and stood up following the first two rak'ahs, and they said (SubhanAllah). He carried on, then when he finished his prayer he performed two prostrations, then he said the Salam. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1178)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى فَقَامَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَسَبَّحُوا فَمَضَى فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ  

The Prophet ﷺ prayed, then he stood up after two rak'ahs while he was supposed to sit, and he continued his prayer. Then at the end of his prayer, he performed two prostrations before the Salam, then he said the Salam. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1177)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى فَقَامَ فِي الشَّفْعِ الَّذِي كَانَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ فِيهِ فَمَضَى فِي صَلَاتِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ صَلَاتِهِ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood for the two units of the noon prayer, then he remained standing for a while, then he performed two prostrations, then he made the greeting of peace. Abu 'Abd al-Rahman said to us, "This is the correct way."  

«قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ فَاسْتَتَمَّ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ» قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا الصَّوَابُ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer praying two rak'ahs. When he stood up and did not sit (at the end of two rak'ahs) the people stood up along with him. When he finished the prayer and we expect him to give the salutation, he said: "Allah is most great." While sitting and made two prostrations before giving the salutation. Then he gave it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1034)  

«صَلَّى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ فَقَامَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ وَنَظَرْنَا تَسْلِيمَهُ كَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ»  

[Machine] He witnessed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he stood up from the two units of prayer and forgot to sit down, so he continued standing and then prostrated for two prostrations after he finished his prayer.  

أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَنَسِيَ أَنْ يَقْعُدَ فَمَضَى فِي قِيَامِهِ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَمَا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the Dhuhr prayer and then stood for the first two Rak'ahs (units of prayer). He did not sit until his last prayer. Then he prostrated for two prostrations before he said the Tasleem (ending prayer).  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ فَقَامَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ فَلَمْ يَقْعُدْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ صَلَاتِهِ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ  

Abdullah bin Buhainah told him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up following two rak'ahs of Zuhr and did not sit down (for tashahhud). When he finished the prayer he prostrated twice, saying Takbir for each prostration, while he was sitting, before he said the taslim, and the people prostrated with him. (He did that) in place of the sitting that he had forgotten. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1261)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «قَامَ فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ كَبَّرَ فِي كُلِّ سَجْدَةٍ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ وَسَجَدَهُمَا النَّاسُ مَعَهُ مَكَانَ مَا نَسِيَ مِنَ الْجُلُوسِ»  

When you offer the prayer, and you are in doubt about the number of rak'ahs whether offered three or four, and you have prayed four rak'ahs in all probability in your opinion, you should recite tashahhud and make two prostrations while you are sitting before giving the salutation. afterwards you should recite the tashahhud and give the salutation again. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by 'Abd al-Wahid from Khusaif, but he did not report it as a statement of the Prophet ﷺ. The version of 'Abd al-Wahid has been corroborated by Sufyan, Sharik, and Isra'il. They differed amongst themselves about the text of the tradition and they did not narrate it with the continuous chain up to the Prophet ﷺ. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1028)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا كُنْتَ فِي صَلَاةِ فَشَكَكْتَ فِي ثَلَاثٍ وَأَرْبَعٍ وَأَكْثَرُ ظَنِّكَ عَلَى أَرْبَعٍ تَشَهَّدْتَ ثُمَّ سَجَدْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُسَلِّمَ ثُمَّ تَشَهَّدْتَ أَيْضًا ثُمَّ سَلِّمْ»  

The Prophet ﷺ led them in prayer and forgot something, so he made prostrations and uttered the tashahhud, then gave the salutation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1039)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى بِهِمْ فَسَهَا فَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ  

The Prophet ﷺ prayed three (rak'ahs) then said the taslim. Al-Khirbaq said: "You prayed three." So he led them in praying the remaining rak'ah, then he said the taslim, then he did the two prostrations of forgetfulness, then he said the taslim (again). (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1331)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَقَالَ الْخِرْبَاقُ «إِنَّكَ صَلَّيْتَ ثَلَاثًا فَصَلَّى بِهِمُ الرَّكْعَةَ الْبَاقِيَةَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ»  

He saw a man praying (And his bowing and prostration) were lacking. Hudhaifah said to him: 'For how long have you been praying like this?' He said: "For forty years.' He said: 'You have not been praying for forty years and if you die praying like this, you will have died following a path other than the path of Muhammad ﷺ. Then he said: 'It is possible for a man to pray briefly, but still do it properly." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1312)   

«مَا صَلَّيْتَ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً وَلَوْ مِتَّ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ لَمِتَّ عَلَى غَيْرِ فِطْرَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُخِفُّ وَيُتِمُّ وَيُحْسِنُ»  

"Messenger of Allah was among the lightest of people in Salat with its completeness." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 237)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَخَفِّ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً فِي تَمَامٍ»  

[Machine] I heard Anas saying, "I have never prayed behind anyone who performed prayers lighter than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."  

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ «مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ إِنْسَانٍ قَطُّ أَخَفَّ صَلَاةً مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Indeed, a person may pray, and perhaps he will not have from his prayer except one-tenth of it, or one-ninth of it, or one-eighth of it, or one-seventh of it, until he reaches the last count."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُصَلِّي وَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ لَهُ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ إِلَّا عُشْرُهَا أَوْ تُسْعُهَا أَوْ ثُمْنُهَا أَوْ سُبْعُهَا حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى آخِرِ الْعَدَدِ»  

I heard the apostle of Allah ﷺ say: A man returns after saying his prayer while a tenth part of his prayer, or a ninth part, or an eight part, or a seventh part, or a sixth part, or a fifth part, or a third part, or half of it, is recorded for him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 796)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَنْصَرِفُ وَمَا كُتِبَ لَهُ إِلَّا عُشْرُ صَلَاتِهِ تُسْعُهَا ثُمْنُهَا سُبْعُهَا خُمْسُهَا رُبْعُهَا ثُلْثُهَا نِصْفُهَا»  

[Machine] On the authority of Abu Al-Yusr, companion of the Prophet ﷺ, who said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Among you are those who pray the complete prayer, and among you are those who pray half, a third, a quarter, and a fifth, until it reaches a tenth.'"  

عَنْ أَبِي الْيُسْرِ صَاحِبِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يُصَلِّي الصَّلَاةَ كَامِلَةً وَمِنْكُمْ مَنْ يُصَلِّي النِّصْفَ وَالثُّلُثَ وَالرُّبُعَ وَالْخَمْسَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْعُشْرَ»