(قلت: هذا إسناد ضعيف؛ فيه علتان: الانقطاع بين أبي عبيدة وأبيه
عبد الله بن مسعود؛ فإنه لم يسمع منه. والأخرى ضعف خُصيْف. وفيه علة
أخرى أشار المصنف إليها بقوله:)
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English translation
1028. It was reported from Muḥammad bin Salamah, from Khuṣaif, from Abū 'Ubaidullāh bin 'Abdullāh, from his father, from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, that he said: "If you are praying, and are in doubt regarding three or four (whether you have prayed three or four), and you think that you have prayed four, then you should say the Tashah-hud, and prostrate twice while you are sitting, before saying the Taslīm. Then say the Tashah-hud again, then say the Taslīm." (Da'if)
Abū Dāwūd said: 'Abdul-Wāhid reported it from Khuṣaif, and he did not narrate it in Marfū' form. Sufyān, Sharīk, and Isrā'īl were in accord with 'Abdul-Wāhid. They differ in the wording of the text of the Hadīth, and they did not narrate it with a complete chain (up to the Prophet ﷺ).
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Commentary
This narration is weak. Hence, one should complete one's prayer on the basis of certainty, not on the basis of what is most likely or probable. It is clear from the above-mentioned Hadīth. It follows also that there is no need to say the Tashahhud after performing the two prostrations of forgetfulness.
