Those Who Said He Should Complete (The Prayers) Based Upon His Strongest Judgment
Darussalam · Volume 1
2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1030 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 271
Source no. 1030 · Volume 1 · Page 2
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صحيح
Source no. 943 · Volume 4 · Page 187
Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين. وقد أخرجاه وكذا ابن حبان (٢٦٧٣)، وأبو عوانة في "صحاحهم". وقال الترمذي: "حسن صحيح")
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1030. It was reported from Mālik, from Ibn Shihāb, from Abū Salamah bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān, from Abū Hurairah, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "When one of you stands up to pray, the Shaitān comes to him and confuses him until he is unsure how much he has prayed. So when one of you finds himself in this situation, let him prostrate twice while he is sitting.” (Sahīh) Abū Dāwūd said: This is how it was reported from Ibn ‘Uyaynah, Ma’mar and Al-Laith.
1030 - حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي جَاءَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَبَّسَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى لَا يَدْرِيَ كَمْ صَلَّى، فَإِذَا وَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: وَكَذَا رَوَاهُ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، وَمَعْمَرٌ، وَاللَّيْثُ،
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This Hadīth is for those who are given to constant delusions, doubts and devilish insinuations and are totally unable to get rid of them. Such people should determine how many Rak’āhs they are sure to have already performed, complete their prayer accordingly, and then perform the prostrations of forgetfulness.