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1008. It was reported from Ayyūb, from Muḥammad, from Abū Hurairah that he said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ led us in one of the two afternoon prayers, (either) Zuhr or ʾAṣr, and he only prayed two Rak'ahs, and said the Taṣlīm. Then he went to a piece of wood in the front of the Masjid, and placed his hands on it — one on top of the other. Anger could be seen on his face. Those who would usually leave the prayer quickly left saying: 'The prayer has been shortened! The prayer has been shortened!' Abū Bakr and 'Umar were present among the people, but they were hesitant in addressing him, out of respect for him. A person whom the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had nicknamed Dhul-Yadain ('The one who possesses two hands') stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! Have you forgotten, or has the prayer been shortened?' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ replied: 'I have neither forgotten, nor has the prayer been shortened.' So he said: 'Rather, you have forgotten O Messenger of Allāh!' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ turned to face the people, and said: 'Has Dhul-Yadain spoken the truth?' They motioned to him: 'Yes.' So
the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ returned to his place, and prayed the remaining two Rak'ahs, and then said the Taslīm. Then he said the Takbīr and went into prostration like he usually did, or even longer. Then he raised (his head) and said the Takbīr. Then he said the Takbīr and prostrated as he usually did, or even longer, then he raised (his head) and said the Takbīr.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
He said:[1] “It was said to Muḥammad: ‘Did he say the Taslīm in the (prostration) of forgetfulness?’ He responded: ‘I do not remember this from Abū Hurairah, but I was told that ‘Imrān bin Ḥusain said: “Then he said the Taslīm.”’
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Footnotes
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[1] The meaning of two prostrations in the chapter heading is after two sets of prostrations, or, after having prayed two Rak'ahs of the prayer.
Commentary
1. Only a few times did the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, forget. By it, Allāh facilitated clarification, practically, of the proper actions in such case.
2. More than one error during a prayer does not require additional prostrations. One set of prostrations for forgetfulness is enough.
