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Sunan an-Nasai 1256 (Book 13, Hadith 78) #15864
The Human Nature of Forgetting

SUMMARY: This hadith is about Alqamah and Ibrahim bin Suwaid, who were told that Alqamah prayed five rak'ahs. When they asked the Prophet ﷺ about it, he prostrated twice and said that he was only human and could forget like everyone else.

It was narrated that Ibrahim bin Suwaid said: "Alqamah prayed five (rak'ahs) and was told about that. He said: 'Did I really do that?' I nodded yes. He said: 'What about you, O odd-eyed one?' I said: 'Yes'. So he prostrated twice, then he narrated to us from 'Abdullah that the Prophet ﷺ prayed five (rak'ahs), and the people whispered to one another, then they said to him: 'Has something been added the prayer?' He said: 'No'. So they told him, and he turned around and prostrated twice, then he said: 'I am only human; I forget as you forget'."
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُفَضَّلُ بْنُ مُهَلْهَلٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، قَالَ صَلَّى عَلْقَمَةُ خَمْسًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلْتُ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ بِرَأْسِي بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ وَأَنْتَ يَا أَعْوَرُ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ حَدَّثَنَا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى خَمْسًا فَوَشْوَشَ الْقَوْمُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ فَقَالُوا لَهُ أَزِيدَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَثَنَى رِجْلَهُ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ
TOPICS
forgetting  *  prayer  *  nature

QUICK LESSONS:
Acknowledge one's humanity; Be humble in words and actions; Remember mistakes are part of being human

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the human nature of forgetting. It tells us that even the Prophet (ﷺ) was not immune to forgetting things, as evidenced by his prostrating twice after being told that Alqamah prayed five rak'ahs. The hadith also reminds us of our own fallibility; we are all capable of making mistakes or forgetting things from time to time. We should not be too hard on ourselves when this happens, but instead remember that it is part of being human. Furthermore, this hadith teaches us to be humble in our actions and words; even though the Prophet (ﷺ) was a great leader and teacher, he still acknowledged his own humanity by admitting his mistake in front of others.

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