English translation
1229. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ offered one of the evening Ṣalāt (prayer) (the subnarrator Muḥammad said, "I think that it was most probably the ʿAṣr prayer") and he finished it after offering two Rak'ā only. He then stood near a piece of wood in front of the mosque and put his hand over it. Abū Bakr and 'Umar رضي الله عنهما were amongst those who were present, but they dared not talk to him about that (because of excessive respect for him), and those who were in a hurry went out. They said, "Has the Ṣalāt (prayer) been reduced?" A man who was called Dhul-Yadain by the Prophet ﷺ said (to the Prophet ﷺ), "Has the Ṣalāt (prayer) been reduced or have you forgotten?" He said, "Neither have I forgotten, nor has the Ṣalāt (prayer) been reduced." He said, "Certainly you have forgotten." So, the Prophet ﷺ offered two more Rak'ā and performed Taslīm, and then said Takbīr and performed a prostration (of Sahw), like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer and then raised his head and said Takbīr and then put his head down and performed a (second) prostration (of Sahw) like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer, and then raised his head up and said Takbīr (and then Taslīm).