Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 1204 · Volume 3 · Page 204
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (١٣٦٢) ، صحيح أبي داود (٩٣٩)
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1204. 'Iyâd narrated that he asked Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri: "One of us prays and he does not know how many (Rak'ah) he has prayed." He said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'When anyone of you prays and does not know how many he has prayed, let him perform two prostrations while he is sitting.'" (Hasan)
1204 - حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عِيَاضٌ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، فَقَالَ: أَحَدُنَا يُصَلِّي فَلَا يَدْرِي كَمْ صَلَّى، فَقَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَمْ صَلَّى، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ»
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a. Performing prostrations while sitting means he does not have to stand up to perform his prayer or Rak'ah; just two remedial prostrations shall be enough for him. b. It includes a hint that the prostration of Sahw (remedial prostration) is to be performed before saying the Salâm.