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Sunan Abi Dawud 1020 (Book 2, Hadith 631) #21312
Reminding Each Other During Prayer

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of reminding each other when something new happens in prayer and to aim for what is correct if one is in doubt.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered prayer. The version of the narrator Ibrahim goes: I do not know whether he increased or decreased (the rak'ahs of prayer). When he gave the salutation, he was asked: Has something new happened in the prayer, Messenger of Allah? He said: What is it? They said: You prayed so many and so many (rak'ahs). He then relented his foot and faced the Qiblah and made two prostrations. He then gave the salutation. When he turned away (finished the prayer), he turned his face to us and said: Had anything new happened in prayer, I would have informed you. I am only a human being and I forget just as you do; so when I forget, remind me, and when any of you is in doubt about his prayer he should aim at what is correct, and complete his prayer in that respect, then give the salutation and afterwards made two prostrations.
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ - قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَلاَ أَدْرِي زَادَ أَمْ نَقَصَ - فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحَدَثَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ شَىْءٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَمَا ذَاكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا صَلَّيْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ‏.‏ فَثَنَى رِجْلَهُ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَسَجَدَ بِهِمْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ لَوْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ شَىْءٌ أَنْبَأْتُكُمْ بِهِ وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَإِذَا نَسِيتُ فَذَكِّرُونِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَلْيَتَحَرَّ الصَّوَابَ فَلْيُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ لْيُسَلِّمْ ثُمَّ لْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ
TOPICS
prayer  *  doubt  *  correctness  *  salutation

QUICK LESSONS:
Remind others whenever necessary , Aim for correctness even when unsure , Make two prostrations after salutation .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of reminding each other during prayer. The Prophet Muhammad was praying and people noticed that he prayed more or less than usual, so they asked him if something new happened in his prayer. He replied by saying that if anything new did happen, he would have informed them. He then went on to explain that everyone makes mistakes and forgets things, so it's important to remind each other when something changes or when someone is unsure of their prayer. It's also important to aim for what is correct if one finds themselves in doubt during their prayers. Lastly, after finishing the prayer with whatever number of rak'ahs one has done, they should give salutations and make two prostrations afterwards as a sign of humility before Allah SWT.

This hadith teaches us the importance of being mindful during our prayers and not taking them lightly; it also encourages us to help each other out by reminding one another whenever necessary as well as aiming for correctness even when we are unsure or confused about our prayers. It reminds us that we are all human beings who make mistakes but can still strive towards perfection through humility before Allah SWT at all times.

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