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1243. It was narrated that ‘Abdullâh said: “The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ prayed and did more or less (Rak’ahs). When he had said the Taslîm, it was said: ‘O Messenger of Allâh, has there been some change concerning the prayer?’ He said: ‘If there had been some change concerning the prayer I would have told you. Rather I am a human being and I forget as you forget. If any one of you is not sure about his prayer, let him consider an estimate of what is correct, and complete his prayer on that basis, then say the Taslîm and prostrate twice.’” (Sahih)
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Commentary
1. It is coming up below that the Prophet ﷺ had performed a surplus action in the prayer; that is to say he had offered five units in the Zuhr prayer.
2. If prostrations for forgetfulness are performed after the greeting, then the greeting should be toward both sides and not toward one side only, as is the general practice of the Hanafites. This is because the term Salâm or greeting is literally applied to the paired greeting or twofold Salâm, which is legislated by the divine law in prayer. Strong Hanafite researchers of the Hanafite methodology of jurisprudence hold this viewpoint.
