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Sahih al-Bukhari 1229 (Book 22, Hadith 7) #1185
Prayer Reminder

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) offered two rak'at of prayer and was reminded by Dhul-Yadain to offer two more rak'at.

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet offered one of the evening prayers (the sub-narrator Muhammad said, "I think that it was most probably the 'Asr prayer") and he finished it after offering two rak'at only. He then stood near a price of wood in front of the Mosque and put his hand over it. Abu Bakr and 'Umar 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 prayer been reduced?" A man who was called Dhul-Yadain by the Prophet said (to the Prophet), "Has the prayer been reduced or have you forgotten?" He said, "Neither have I forgotten, nor has the prayer been reduced". He said, "Certainly you have forgotten". So the Prophet offered two more rak'at and performed Taslim and then said Takbir and performed a prostration of Sahu like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer and then raised his head and said Takbir and then put his head down and performed a prostration like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer, and then raised his head and said Takbir.
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ إِحْدَى صَلاَتَىِ الْعَشِيِّ ـ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَأَكْثَرُ ظَنِّي الْعَصْرَ ـ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ فِي مُقَدَّمِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهَا وَفِيهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ فَهَابَا أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُ وَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ فَقَالُوا أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَرَجُلٌ يَدْعُوهُ النَّبِيُّ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَنَسِيتَ أَمْ قَصُرَتْ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لَمْ أَنْسَ وَلَمْ تُقْصَرْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ بَلَى قَدْ نَسِيتَ‏.‏ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَكَبَّرَ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَكَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَكَبَّرَ‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  reminder  *  prayers

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your prayers; Respect those with more knowledge; Ask questions when you are unsure about something related to your religion; Do not take your prayers lightly; Follow instructions given by those with knowledge on religious matters.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of prayer and how it should not be taken lightly. It is narrated by Abu Huraira that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ offered one of the evening prayers, but only after two Rak’ats were completed, Dhul-Yadain reminded him to offer two more Rak’ats. This shows us that we should always be mindful of our prayers and not take them for granted. We must also remember that if we are ever in doubt about something related to our religion, it is important to ask someone who knows better or look for an answer from a reliable source. Furthermore, this hadith teaches us respect for those who are older than us or have more knowledge than us as Abu Bakr and Umar did not dare talk to the Prophet ﷺ out of respect even though they knew he was wrong in this instance.

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