Category: Ibn Majah

It was
narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite
Qur’an sitting down, then when he wanted to bow he would stand up
for
as long as it takes a person to recite forty Verses.”

It was
narrated that ‘Abdullah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
offered prayer, and I am not sure whether he did something extra or
omitted something. He asked, and we told him, so he turned to face the
Qiblah and prostrated twice, then he said the Salam. Then he turned
to face us and said: ‘If any new command has been revealed
concerning the prayer, I would certainly have told you. But I am only
human and I forget and you forget. If I forget, then remind me. And
if anyone of you is uncertain about the prayer, let him do what is
closest to what is correct, then complete the prayer, say the Salam
and prostrate twice.”

It was
narrated that ‘Abdullah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
‘If anyone of you is uncertain about his prayer, let him try to
do
what is correct then let him prostrate twice.’” Tanafisi said: “This is the basic rule, and no one is able to reject it.”

It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
forgot
and said the Taslim after two Rak’ah. A man who was called
Dhul-Yadain said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah, 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 Salam, then
he prostrated twice for
prostrations of forgetfulness.

It was
narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
led
us in one of the afternoon prayers, and he prayed two Rak’ah, then
he said the Salam. 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 Allah, 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 Salam, then
he prostrated twice, and then he
said the Salam again.”

It was
narrated that ‘Imran bin Husain said: “The Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) said the Salam after three Rak’ah for ‘Asr, then he stood
up and
went into the apartment. Khirbaq, a man with big hands, stood
up and
called out: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Has the prayer been
shortened?’ He
came out angrily, dragging his lower garment, and
asked about it, and
was told (what had happened). So he performed the
Rak’ah that he had
omitted, then he said the Salam, then he
prostrated twice and said the
Salam again.”

It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The
Satan
comes to any one of you while he is praying and comes between
him and
his soul, until he does not know whether he as added something
or
omitted something. If that happens, then he should prostrate twice
before the Salam, then he should say the Salam.”

It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The
Satan
comes between the son of Adam and his soul, and he does not know
how
many Rak’ah he has prayed. If a person notices that, then let him
prostrate twice before he says the Salam.”

It was
narrated from ‘Alqamah that Ibn Mas’ud prostrated twice for
the
prostrations of forgetfulness after the Salam, and he mentioned
that
the Prophet (ﷺ) did that.”

It was
narrated that Thawban said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)
say: ‘For every mistake there are two prostrations, after saying
the Salam.’”