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If One Prays Five Rak'ah

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)

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الحديث: 1019 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 268

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English translation

1019. Al-Ḥakam reported from Ibrāhīm, from 'Alqamah, from 'Abdullāh (bin Mas'ūd) who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ once prayed five (Rak'ahs) for Zuhr. Someone asked: 'Has there been an increase in the prayer?' He said: 'And what is the matter?' He replied: 'You prayed five (Rak'ahs).' So he prostrated twice after he had said the Taslim.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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1019 - حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، وَمُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمَعْنَى، قَالَ حَفْصٌ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الظُّهْرَ خَمْسًا، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ؟ قَالَ: «وَمَا ذَاكَ؟» قَالَ: صَلَّيْتَ خَمْسًا، فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ مَا سَلَّمَ

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    [1] That is Musad-dad, who narrated it to the author, saying that Maslamah narrated it with this additional word, as Musad-dad had heard the narration from more than one person.

Commentary

In those early times, the Law was still being revealed. It could not be final as long as the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was alive since there was always the likelihood of a certain law to be abrogated, amended or altered. That is the reason the Companions kept quiet during the prayer. But, now, the situation is different. Now a worshiper, while following the Imām, should caution him and draw his attention, in case he errs or forgets.