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214. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ led us in one of the afternoon prayers, and he prayed two Rak'ah, then he said the Salām. Then he stood up and went to a piece of wood in the mosque, and leaned against it. Those who were in a hurry left the mosque, saying that the prayer had been shortened. Among the people were Abu Bakr and 'Umar, but they dared not say anything. Among the people there was also a man with long hands who was called Dhul-Yadain. He said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, has the prayer been shortened or did you forget?' He said: 'It has not been shortened and I did not forget.' He said: 'But you prayed two Rak'ah.' He said: 'Is what Dhul-Yadain says true?' They said: 'Yes.' So he went forward and performed two Rak'ah and said the Salām, then he prostrated twice, and then he said the Salām again." (Sahih)
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Commentary
a. It is allowed to leave one's place after the prayer in congregation, even though the intention is to sit somewhere else inside the mosque itself. Greater reward is, however, promised for one who keeps sitting there for some time. The angels pray for blessings on the person as long as he sits there. (See Hadith 799)
b. To try to confirm the veracity of somebody's statement is not to express lack of confidence in him. It means to secure increase in the satisfaction of one's heart.
c. If the remedial prostration is done after Taslim (saying the Salâm), then we have to say Salâm once again.
